No fewer than 11 Nigerian tennis youngsters are currently in Lome, Togo for the ITF/CAT West & Central Africa Tennis Championship.
The Nigerian players will be in contention for CAT points to boost their continental rankings as well as seek qualification for the main Africa Junior Tennis Championships in Kenya, later this year.
The two-leg event is one of the most keenly contested (and anticipated) junior tennis competitions holding across every CAT zone in Africa.
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Nigeria’s representatives at the competition include Mofifunoluwa Atilola, Success Godwin and Emmanuella Kwange (Girls’ 14 & Under); Daniel and David Igbinovia (Boys’ 14 & Under); Goodnews Aina, Gloria Samuel and Bisola Ogunkolade (Girls’ 16 & Under); Nathaniel Aluko, Chukwudubem Amasiani and Seyi Ogunsakin (Boys’ 16 & Under).
Nigeria Tennis Live gathered that the bulk of the youngsters (about eight) arrived Lome in the early hours of Thursday, 15 January, 2026, having reportedly traveled from Abuja to Lagos before embarking on the trip to Togo from Lagos.
The draws obtained by our correspondent showed that the Igbinovia brothers (in the Boys’ U-14) are the only ones with matches on Day 1 of the competition, alongside Godwin (Girls’ U-16).
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Daniel is expected to play against Yvan Alowakinnou from Benin Republic while his brother, David, will trade serves against Anoumou Assilenoume from Togo in the first round of matches. Meanwhile Godwin has a date against Ghana’s Anna Nyarkoh in the first round as well.
Other Nigerian players in the competition got a bye in the first round and will only start playing from the second round after the first round of matches must have been concluded.
Nigeria Tennis Live will keep tabs on the results from Lome, and keep our readers abreast of happenings in the West African country as they unfold.