Nigeria’s Davis Cup sensation, Canice Abua, has risen to the pinnacle of the Nigerian national rankings according to the newly-released rankings by the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF).
Abua, one of Nigeria’s finest tennis players, reached this height after clinching the Joseph Ikyaator Open Tennis Championship in Makurdi, Benue, in December, 2025.
However, the rankings had not been updated to reflect his new status, until a recent confirmation by the Nigeria Tennis Federation. With his current 815 points, Abua has pushed Daniel Adeleye (640 points), erstwhile number one player, to second place.
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For the women’s rankings, US-bound Khadijat Mohammed strengthened her grip on the number one spot as she closes up on 1000 points in the national rankings.
Mohammed has twice as many points as the closest player – Bright Emmanuel, who is also being closely followed by Jos-based Suwa Nenrot on the Women’s Singles rankings.
Musa Mohammed, popularly called SK, leads in the Men’s Doubles rankings and is being closely followed by Abua, after the pair partnered to defeat Adeleye and his regular Doubles partner, Abubakar Yusuf at the Ikyaator Open event in December.
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Even though he is sixth in the Men’s Singles’ rankings, he sits at the top of the Doubles’ ladder, leading Abua by 15 points. Click on this link to check the full rankings on our website.
With the newly-released rankings, players can now prepare for the fast approaching National Tournaments – the CBN and DavNotch which will hold from 12-17 June, 2026.
Nigeria Tennis Live will continue to keep all our readers updated on the latest developments ahead of the national tournaments.