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African Games: My Mum Prayed Very Well For Me – Abu Speaks On First National Call Up

Abubakar Yusuf is one of the Nigerian players representing the country at the African Games in Ghana after being officially included in the team. The youth player who was hoping to make the list but not expecting to be in…

African Games: Can This Set Of Nigerian Players Win Gold? Ex-gold Medalist Gives Verdict

Nigeria’s tennis team to the 13th All African Games have successfully landed in Accra, Ghana, for the quadrennial event. Although the team in Ghana at the moment does not have the full components yet, some of the players representing the…

Meet Abdulhakeem, The Much Talked About Tennis Talent From Ilorin

By May, 2024, it will be three years since Muhammed Jamiu Abdulhakeem started playing tennis but the youngster is already being touted as the next big thing from Ilorin, Kwara State. The youngster who has been one of the revelations…

Roseline Nana Upsets Top Seed To Win First-ever Canadian Tournament

Roseline Nana has hit the ground running at her first-ever tournament in Canada, barely six months after leaving Nigeria. The nine-year-old Nigerian youngster left Nigeria for the Aliassime Academy in Canada after being snapped up by the Academy who had…

All You Need To Know About Nigeria’s Players To 13th African Games

The Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) on Friday, 8 March, 2024, made public the list of players expected to make the country proud at the African Games. The list which consists of six foreign players and two Nigeria-based tennis stars was…

NTF Releases List Of Players To Prosecute 13th African Games

The Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) has officially released the list of players expected to prosecute the 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana. The much anticipated list which consists majorly of foreign-based players was confirmed to Nigeria Tennis Live by the…

Adesuwa Admits ‘Good’ Pressure Ahead Of The African Games

Adesuwa Osabuohien, one of the players expected to represent Nigeria at the 13 All African Games has admitted to being under ‘good’ pressure. The US-based tennis star who captained the Nigerian Billie Jean King Cup team to Kenya in 2023,…

How We Won Nigeria’s Last Gold Medal At The African Games – Mbanu

Onyeka Mbanu became a household name in Nigeria after pairing Clifford Enosoregbe to win Men’s Doubles gold medal for Team Nigeria at the 2011 African Games in Mozambique. 13 years after their victory against the Nigerian pair of Shehu Lawal…

OFFICIAL: TPPA Fixes New Date For UTR Nationals

Nigeria Tennis Live can report that a new date has been fixed for the UTR Nationals, a grand finale of the regional event was held in 2023. The event organized by the Tennis Players Parents Association (TPPA) was initially scheduled…

African Games: Which Player Do You Expect To Replace Ekpenyong?

It is no longer news that David Ekpenyong, Nigeria’s number one male team player, has been ruled out of the ongoing African Games in Accra, Ghana. The US-based teenage tennis sensation confirmed to Nigeria Tennis Live that he is unable…