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NNPC Junior Circuit Review: How Onoja Sisters, McCleod Lit Up Final Showdown

The week-long NNPC Junior Circuit was brought to an entertaining finale on Saturday as the Onoja siblings, Iye, 8 and Neku, 11, gave the audience at the Murtala Square, Kaduna, a spectacle with their U-12 final match on Saturday.Iye, the…

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NNPC Junior Circuit: ITA Donates To Queensfield School In Kaduna

Mrs.Mobolaji Adams, proprietor of Queensfield School (middle) flanked by players and officials during the visit Iye Onoja (on uniform), with some tennis players Photos by Kayode Savage As part of its efforts to promote tennis development in the country, the…

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Gov’s Cup: Emmanuel Sets Semis Target As Others Confirm Participation

Emmanuel, popularly called Major wants to reach the semis of the tourney Reports reaching Naija Tennis Special from some players in the northern part of Nigeria, have it that many of them have confirmed their participation at the fast approaching…

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Governor’s Cup: NTF Debunks Wild Card Rumours

Shehu Lawal is one of the Nigerian players invited to play at the tournament The Nigeria Tennis Federation, NTF has denied claims by some players that there would be wild card for this year’s Abridged Lagos Governor’s Cup Tennis Championship.Some…

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Parents/ Coaches Hail NNPC/ ITA Partnership

Some of the parents and coaches on arrival at the Hamdala Hotel, Kaduna where they were lodged photo by Kayode Savage  Parents who have been attending the various International Tennis Academy, ITA- organised tournaments with their children have hailed the…

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NNPC Junior Tennis: Onoja Girls Re-enact Sisters Act In Epic Girls 12 Finals

MaryLove Edwards and Angel McCleod will also look forward to getting one past each other in tomorrow’s epic final Photo by Kayode Savage Two siblings, Neku and Iye Onoja, have qualified for the Girls 12 finals at the NNPC Junior Tennis Championship currently…

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NPA/Dala National Tourneys Get Dates

Joseph Imeh (middle), is one of the players expected to participate in the tournaments towards the end of the year Photo by Kayode Savage Nigerian tennis players will have their hands full with tournaments as the year folds up, Naija…

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Udoffa Dreams: Wants To Become Nigeria’s Best

Mary Udoffa from Lokoja, Kogi state wants to become Nigeria’s number one female tennis star Photo by Kayode Savage She started her third official tournament on the back of successive losses in previous tournaments and does not seem to be…

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NNPC Junior Circuit: What Kaduna Fans Are Missing

Gabriel Richard, the new kid on the bloc Tennis is not a very popular in Nigeria, not the least in the northern part of the country.However, the sport has produced some great tennis player from the north; Sunday Emmanuel, Candy…

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NNPC Junior Tennis Circuit In Pictures, Live From Kaduna

Players, coaches and parents on arrival at the Young Shall Grow Motor Park in Kaduna, Northern Nigeria on Monday, 3 November, 2014 Coaches and officials at the ongoing NNPC Junior Circuit inside the Murtala Square, Kaduna Nigerian tennis sensation, MaryLove…