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.
The organizers informed that participation in the conference costs $350 for non-PTR members while registered PTR members are required to pay $320.
They noted, however, that “registration for the event costs $50 but there’s a $20 discount for early birds. Those who are able to register before 16th February can pay $30 but anything afterwards is $50”.
According to the organizers of the event, registration for the Certification Course costs $400 (or its equivalent in naira), however, there is a discount for participants who are able to register before the deadline.
“The Certification Course 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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The highly-revered former Lagos-based coach also stressed the importance of the conference for the tennis coaches and stakeholders expected to participate.
He stated that “hosting this event in Nigeria has a lot of benefits for the participants. First coaches will save the cost of traveling abroad, high fee for accommodation, stress of seeking visa for trips, among others.
“For those of us who are familiar with these kind of trips, we know how expensive they can be and they don’t cost less than about $2.5K, that’s why attending such a high level conference in Nigeria saves the coaches a lot of money”.
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One of the hosts for the event, Coach Comfort Spencer also confirmed to our correspondent that 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 gathered that this conference is for all tennis coaches, aspiring tennis coaches and tennis stakeholders as it will broaden Nigerians’ knowledge about the sport.
The historical event will be taking place at NICON LUXURY Hotels in Abuja, while the organizers have also created a website for further information on accommodation during this event. Check out the website via this link for more info.
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.