Canice Abua and Khadijat Mohammed have continued to show their tennis strength after claiming the Dr Joseph Ikyaator Open Tennis Championship in Makurdi, Benue State.
The tennis competition which was making its debut into the national tennis space, gave out prize monies in excess of N10m (ten million naira) to winners and participants in the event both in the senior and junior categories.
Canice Abua defeated Musa Mohammed to claim the Men’s Singles title and return home with the N1million (one million naira) prize money, alongside a giant trophy for his efforts while Khadijat Mohammed continued her fine form by beating Suwa Nenrot to win the Women’s Singles event.
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Mohammed had previously won three national titles having taken the Rainoil, VEMP and Dala Championships before heading to Benue where she made it four titles in 2025.
She later partnered with Mary Udoffa to win the Women’s Doubles event, defeating the pair of Nenrot and Favour Godwin in the final.
Abua also reached the final of the Men’s Doubles event, where he and his partner (and Men’s Singles finalist) Musa Mohammed lost to the rampaging pair of Daniel Adeleye and Abubakar Yusuf.
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Nigeria Tennis Live gathered that the sponsor of the Ikyaator tennis competition did not add the Doubles to the event initially, but when the players indicated their interest to play, the monies were quickly released to ensure the doubles event was held.
The sponsors of the competition also continued with their sponsorship of junior tennis tournament, a closed event for kids across different parts of Benue State, which took place simultaneously as the seniors.
Goodluck Tersoo and Ivana Abu, two players who have distinguished themselves nationally, emerged champions of the event in their respective categories, taking home the winners’ trophies and the N100,000 scholarship prize for the winners.