Nigeria Tennis Live

Year: 2024

How Ogunsakin Defeated Adeleye To Win His First Ever J30 Title In Abuja

Seun Ogunsakin defeated Daniel Adeleye in the Boys Singles Final at the J30 Abuja event in what is his first ever Junior ITF title in about two years since he started playing ITF events. The Tunisia-based former African U-14 number…

Reaching The J30 Abuja Final Alone Is A Dream Come True – Etoro Bassey

Etoro Bassey from the GEUF Tennis Academy in Akwa Ibom is more than excited to have reached the J30 Abuja Girls Singles final. The second highest-ranked Nigerian female player on the ITF rankings is the tournament’s number two seed, and…

J30 Abuja: Meet The Boys, Girls Singles Finalists

After five days of thorough competitive tennis action at the J30 Abuja tourney, the finalists have emerged in the boys and girls Singles event. Seun Ogunsakin, playing in front of a packed crowd inside the tennis section of the National…

Can Ogunsakin Defeat ‘Biscuit’ To Reach His Second J30 Final?

Seun Ogunsakin defeated his friend and eternal rival, Mubarak Ganiyu, in two straight sets to reach the semis of the J30 Abuja event on Friday, 16 February, 2024. The former African U-14 number one player, who is the tournament’s number…

All African Games: NTF Opens Camp, Invites 16 Players (FULL LIST)

Nigeria Tennis Live can authoritatively report that 16 players have been invited to team Nigeria’s camping for the tennis event at the 13th All African Games in Ghana. The players, comprising eight male and eight female, are expected in camp…

J30 Abuja: Mohammed Ambushes Yakubu As Ogunsakin, Ganiyu Renew Rivalry

Abuja-based Khadijat Mohammed will battle Nigeria’s number one junior female player, Ohunene Yakubu, in a bid to qualify for the semis of the J30 Abuja event. Mohammed, winner of the Dala Hard Court championship in 2023 will depend on her…

J30 Abuja: Top Seeds Advance To Q/Final As Nigerian Players Shine

Top seeds at the ongoing J30 Abuja ITF event have advanced to the quarterfinals of the event after some amazing tennis inside the tennis section of the National Stadium, Abuja. All the players seeded won their matches, although they met…

J30 Abuja: What I Learnt From Yahaya – Fu Wang Choi

Fu Wang Choi, the number one junior tennis player in Hong Kong, has spoken glowingly about Sani Yahaya Inabo, whom he lost to in their R16 match at the ongoing J30 event in Abuja. The player from Hong Kong played…

J30 Abuja: People Warned Us About Coming To ‘Unsafe’ Nigeria – Parent

Annie Mo, the mother of one of the participating players at the ongoing J30 Abuja event, has revealed how she was discouraged from coming to Nigeria. The Honkonger brought her son, Fu Wang Choi, to Nigeria for the two-week event…

J30 Abuja: Mubarak, Ogunsakin, Yahaya In Mouthwatering R16 Clash

There are some top of the table clash of Nigerian youngsters at the ongoing J30 Abuja event in Nigeria’s Federal Capital, Nigeria Tennis Live can report. The competition which served off on Wednesday, 14 February, 2024 with an 6-0, 6-0…