After J30 Abuja Win, Ogunsakin Sets Sight On Bigger Tournaments
Seun Ogunsakin was a run-away winner during the two-legged J30 Abuja event which was concluded over the weekend, but he’s not resting on his oars. The Tunisia-based Nigerian youngster is already looking forward to playing even more difficult tournaments that…
Khadijat Mohammed Speaks On Winning First-Ever Junior ITF Title
At 14, Khadijat Mohammed can already boast of a senior national title and a Junior ITF title, a feat which many Nigerian tennis players can only dream of. Her 2023 Dala Hard Court title win was deemed not so serious…
Tennis Tournaments To Look Out For Between February And June 2024
As at February 2024, Nigerian players had yet to play any national tournaments, but all that may soon change following recent plans by the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF). Traditionally, the players are almost guaranteed four national tournaments every year –…
Savage Seeks N3m To Attend Para-Standing Tennis World Championship
Kayode Savage, Nigeria’s sole representative to the Para-standing tennis world championship, is seeking sponsorships to attend the tournament. Savage became the first Nigerian ever listed to participate in a para-standing championship when organizers of the World Championship released the list…
J30 Abuja Aftermath: Five Players Sponsors Should Pay Close Attention To
Nigeria hosted two weeks of J30 Abuja, a junior ITF tournament which expectedly had the host nation having most players in the entries. As a way of encouraging more player to participate in the competition, the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF)…
National Ranking 2024: Top Ten Nigerian Players (Male/Female)
Nigerian players have not participated in any national tournament yet in 2024, but not every one of them knows where they rank on the national ranking. The last one was released in December, 2023, after the Dala Hard Court championship…
Yahaya Sani Inabo, The ‘Barrack Boy’ Turning Heads In Abuja
His gangling manner of movement surely makes Yahaya Sani Inabo look very frail and harmless, but the same cannot be said of him when he’s on the court. This teenager from the Mambilla Barracks Tennis Club which sits pretty just…
New ITF Ranking: Ogunsakin Now Nigeria’s No 2, Sneaks Into Top 40 In Africa
After back-to-back J30 Abuja titles, wonderkid Seun Ogunsakin has risen to become Nigeria’s second-highest ranked junior player on the ITF rankings. The rankings released on Monday afternoon showed that the Ekiti-born teenager is now rated 596 in the world after…
SEALED! ITF Confirms Another Two Weeks Of J30, J60 In Abuja
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has confirmed another two weeks of World Tennis Tour Juniors in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital. Nigeria had over the weekend, concluded a two-week J30 Abuja event in the country’s federal capital, and information has it…
J30 Abuja: It’s An All-Aurum Boys’ Singles Final Showdown
Two players from the prestigious Aurum Tennis Academy in Abuja will be playing the Boys’ Singles Final at the J30 Abuja event on Sunday. Prosper Ikenna Okonkwo will be playing against Seun Ogunsakin, both of whom are in the Academy,…
