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Team Nigeria Land In Egypt Ahead Of Davis Cup Competition (Photos)

After series of training by the Nigerian contingent to the Davis Cup, the players have landed in Cairo, the Egyptian capital city. Pictures obtained by Naija Tennis Special showed coach Benson Ishicheli, Abdul-Mumuni Babalola, Clifford Enosoregbe, Joseph Imeh and Sylvester…

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WEEKEND SPECIAL: How Oyinlomo, MaryLove, Bulus, Others Will Dominate Nigerian Tennis

Nigerian tennis is believed to be experiencing an unusual paradigm shift from what has been obtainable in the recent past. Observers had clamoured for a development of the sport at the grassroots level in order to have a smooth transition…

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Check Out Pictures From Mini Junior Tourney By Dubai-based Ex-National Player

Naija Tennis Special has obtained some pictures from the mini junior tournament organized by Dubai-based former tennis player, Gabriel Abinu. The elder brother of Nigeria’s former number one female player, Fatimah Abinu, who recently returned to the country, put up…

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Ex-National Player Gives Back To Tennis, Splashes N.5m On Junior Tourney

One of Nigeria’s former national players, Gabriel Abinu, recently returned to the country to organize a junior tournament for tennis players as a way of giving back to the sport that has given him a lot of exposure. Abinu, who…

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Itodo To Replace Bulus As Nigeria Intensifies Preps For Commonwealth Games

Reports from the camp of Team Nigeria to the forthcoming Commonwealth Games have it that Christopher Itodo will replace Christopher Bulus on the train to the tournament that takes place once in four months. According to Coach Ubale Mohammed, who…

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Three Nigerian Youngsters Bag Scholarship To US Tennis Academy

Three young Nigerian tennis players have bagged scholarship to train and play tournaments at an American Tennis Academy, Naija Tennis Special can authoritatively report. The players; Venus Ubiebi, Michael Ayoola and Jimoh Rasaki, all of the Aces Tennis Academy in Lagos, Nigeria, were admitted…

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Incoming NTF President Drums Maximum Support For Governor’s Cup

Engr. Dayo Akindoju, the president elect of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), has drummed support for the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship billed to hold in October, 2017. This much was revealed to Naija Tennis Special by Prince Wale Oladunjoye,…

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WEEKEND SPECIAL: The Task Ahead Is Enormous, Like Starting All Over – Akindoju

Newly-elected president of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), Dayo Akindoju, has confessed that the task ahead of him is quite enormous, but added that he is up to the task. In an exclusive chat with Naija Tennis Special, Nigeria’s number one…

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Nigeria’s Inyang Storms America, Wins Junior Tennis Tourney Again (Photos)

Talented Nigerian tennis prodigy, Gabriel Inyang, has proven to Nigerians what consistency in the game is after returning to the United States to win a junior tournament he won last year. During a training at the IMG Academy – the…

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Tennis Fall On You! Governor’s Cup 2017 Gets Date (See Evidence)

Organisers of the annual Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship have fixed a date for the two-week long ITF Futures. Naija Tennis Special checks on the ITF website showed that the tournament has been scheduled to hold in October, 2017, before…