The organizers of the African Regional Tennis Coaches Conference (ARTCC) have issued very important updates for prospective participants at the upcoming event.
The ARTCC is the first-of-its-kind coaching conference in Africa, and will be preceded by a PTR Coaches’ Certification Course. While the Certification Course will hold from 12-15 April, the conference will hold from 16-18 April, in Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital.
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Nigeria Tennis Live gathered that some of the biggest tennis coaches from across different parts of the world will be in Abuja for the PTR-accredited event.
According to the organizers of the event, registration for the Coaches Conference costs $400 (or its equivalent in naira), however, there is a discount for participants who are able to register before the deadline.
“The Conference costs $400 but we gave an initial discount of $100 to participants, and asked them to pay $300 instead. However, this grace period has expired but we have a fresh discount package for prospective participants.
“Participants who are able to register on or before 31 January, 2026 will pay $350, enjoying a discount of $50 in the process,” US-based Coach Abel Ubiebi, convener of the event, informed our correspondent.
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Nigeria Tennis Live also gathered that registered PTR members enjoy more discount of $80 and are allowed to pay $320 (conference only) while non PTR members are the ones who will enjoy $50 discount (and pay $350) if they pay before the stipulated deadline of 31 January, 2026.
Registration for both events, however, will expire on 30 March, 2026, for proper planning by the organizers.
Some of the top coaches in global tennis confirmed for the event include US-based Carl Maes, coach of Kim Clijsters, a former number one female tennis player; Pfungwa Mahefu, a former Davis Cup player from Zimbabwe; Novak Dario, fitness coach to Stan Wawrinka, Borna Coric, among other top ATP/WTA players.
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Also confirmed for the ARTCC is Coach Rotimi Akinloye, respected Nigerian coach, former Technical Director of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) and former Davis Cup Captain for Nigeria.
Nigeria Tennis Live will keep our readers updated on the latest development from the historical PTR-rated event which is attracting coaches from across different parts of Africa already.