British tennis star, Andy Murray, flanked by Nigeria’s Bolaji Olawepo (left) and Kenide Alade (right) at the Clarke Francis Tennis Academy in Dubai, United Arab Emirates As part of its contribution to carrying out a holistic development of Nigerian tennis,…
Holland-based Nigerian Tennis Star, Candy Idoko, in this interview with Naija Tennis Special, explains why he believes that he can still make a difference in Nigerian tennis, among other issues. You have been off the Nigerian Circuit for a while…
Nigeria’s young tennis prodigy, Sylvester Emmanuel, has set a tall dream for himself in the New Year as the youngster wants to play in more senior championships.The Men’s Singles Winner of the 2014 Ikoyi Tennis Masters in Lagos, told Naija…
Moses Michael is first Nigerian to win the Governor’s Cup this year Clifford Enosoregbe won two straight titles towards the end of the year Tennis in Nigeria has been in a lull state for some years now, with the players…
Coach Benson Ishicheli is one of Nigeria’s top tennis coaches who led the country’s team to Egypt for the World Team Cup, where Team Nigeria failed to progress. In this exclusive interview with Eyeonthesports.com, he x-rays Nigeria’s performance in the…
Men’s Singles winner at the Dala Hard Court Tennis Championship in Kano, Clifford Enosoregbe, has ended the year as Nigeria’s number one male tennis player, the second consecutive year he’s ending with this feat.The Benin-based tennis prodigy, who also won…
The final match of the Ikoyi Tennis Masters which culminated last weekend was indeed a masterpiece as a rookie, Sylvester Emmanuel, defeated in-form top star, Lawal Shehu in straight sets of 6-1, 7-6.Emmanuel, a wild card entrant, became the youngest…
Emmanuel Sylvester, one of the players doing battle in Kano An appreciable number of the players had last week, vowed not to attend the Dala Hard Court Tourney in Kano. The main reason being their worries over insecurity in that…
Vice-President, Nigeria Tennis Federation, NTF, Mr. Yemi Owoseni The Nigeria Tennis Federation, NTF has allayed fears over insecurity in Kano, following some players’ refusal to attend the Dala Hard Court Tourney in the northern part of the country.The players had…
Clifford Enosoregbe, Nigeria’s number one male tennis player Emmanuel Idoko, the fast rising junior player Tennis has a relatively minimal followership in Nigeria. Perhaps because it is an elite sport which is also capital intensive.And the lull being experienced in…