About 159 players across different States of the federation will be participating in the tennis event of the ongoing National Sports Festival in Ogun State.
Nigeria Tennis Live gathered that the players will be competing in seven events for both male and female categories.
They will be participating in Men and Women’s Singles, Men and Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles and Men and Women’s Team Event.
Nigeria Tennis Live has compiled the list of players and the States that they will be representing at the quadrennial championship.
ADAMAWA:
Sini Guli, Kumambo Kundams (Male)
AKWA IBOM:
Favour James, Mary Udoffa, Etoro Bassey (Female), Ukpeme Effiong, Wisdom Effiong, Akwaowo Akwaowo (Male).
BAYELSA:
Perekaobere Peculiar Williams, Amienyofori Jim Jaja, Favour Anunobi, Rebecca Ekpenyong, Esther Korumene (Female), Joshua Maxwell, Kelvin Brendan, Uchenna Oparaoji, Dahairu Mohammed, David Ekpenyong (Male)
BENUE :
Mary Onoja, Eunice Iorlumun, Mary Iorlumun, Grace Onoja (Female), Mevi Irimiya, Kater Kpum, David Apev, Michael Onoja, Peter Egena (Male),
BORNO:
Musa Isah, Bulus Toba (Male)
DELTA:
Oyinlomo Quadre, Blessing Otu, Stella Udokwelu, Ronke Akingbade, Comfort Irekpita (Female), Paul Okonkwo, David Azi, Abayomi Philip, Ikechukwu Iloputa, Stanley Madueke (Male)
EDO:
Prosper Ohimai, Blessing Omotayo, Lorelay Holzedorff, Mary Godwin, Osato Okiri (Female), Odion Idele, Unity Augustine, Endurance Ehigiamusoe, Michael Onyegbule, Clifford Enosoregbe (Male)
EKITI:
Khadijat Salami, Jesutoyosi Adeusi, Success Ogunjobi, Faith Adeusi (Female), Emmanuel Fortune, Daniel Adeleye, Ayomiposi Agboola, Matthew Abamu (Male).
ENUGU:
Bethel Odoh (Female), Charles Uwandu (Male)
FCT:
Faith Sunday, Emmanuella Bebe, Joy Sunday, Blessing Peters (Female), Lucky Danjuma, Emmanuel Sunday, Tobi Agboola, Emmanuel Michael, Yusuf Abubakar (Male)
IMO:
Adachukwu Otuka, Chidinma Ezeh, Amarachi Ezeh, Favour Lucky, Oluchi Ozurumba (Female), Tochukwu Ezeh, Henry Nwosu, Chubuikem Chukwuemeka, Samuel Akagha (Male).
KADUNA:
Favour Moses (Female), Suleiman Ibrahim, Isah Abubakar, Benjamin Ayuba, Mustapha Yusuf, Aminu Haruna (Male).
KEBBI:
Garuba Lukman (Male)
KOGI:
Blessing Adai, Bukola Adeniyi (Female), Godwin Emmanuel, Danjuma Bahwet (Male)
KWARA:
Afeezat Mustapha, Kaosarat Adegboyega (Female), Ridwan Abdulraheem, Tosho Yusuf, Ayomide Folorunsho (Male)
LAGOS:
Abosede Bamidele, Ndifreke Benjamin, Bisola Ogunkolade (Female), Olasunkami Taiwo, Olabode Lawal, Jeremiah Benjamin, Fortune Joseph (Male)
NASARAWA:
Dio Gesiere, Ogah Odu, Olaniyan Faith, Favour Idoliu (Female), Benjamin Yusuf, Usman Hassan, Yau Sani, Sani Inabo, Abdul Haliru (Male)
NIGER:
Destiny Tomizayi, Jamila John (Female), Elisha Kwange, Yahuza Bello (Male)
OGUN:
Ozi-Oiza Yakubu, Niniola Ajulo, Patience Onebahmoin-Oloyede, Ohunene Yakubu, Favour Ijaola (Female), Christopher Bulus, Ayomide Oduwaye, Johnson Odeyemi, Azeez Aleem, Ogunsakin Sunday (Male)
ONDO:
Idowu Lagundoye, Alice Paul (Female), Henry Aina, Abdulrasheed Mahmud (Male)
OSUN:
Deborah Abiodun, Ayotomiwa Oke (Female), Gabriel Ogungboye, Michael Akinmusire (Male)
OYO:
Fatimah Ganiyu, Imoleayomi Afolabi (Female), Ridwan Morakinyo, Mubarak Ganiyu (Male)
RIVERS:
Destiny Okhinaye, Bamidele Omolayo, Timipre Maxwell (Female), Canice Abua, Musa Muhammed, Godsgift Timibra (Male)
TARABA:
Rahila James, Sophia Emeka, Ubandoma Christopher, Punarimam Bajo, Joseph Musa (Female), Dalhatu Adamu, Joshua Aji, Tobi Kefas, Kwabche Nuhu, Musa Bala (Male)
INVITED JUNIIOR ATHLETES (IJA):
Goodnews Aina, Gloria Samuel, Bright Emmanuel, Mohammed Amir, Kevin Bebe Emmanuella, Quzeem Kushimo, Olawale Gbolahan, Isa Yahaya.
The tennis event is scheduled to serve off on Wednesday, 21 May as all the athletes from their respective States are expected to be at tennis section of the MKO International Stadium, Abeokuta, the venue of the competition.
Nigeria Tennis Live will on ground to give all our esteemed readers updates from the championship which promises to be exciting.