Team Anambra, Others To Kickstart N23m NCC League With Playoff In Lagos
Team Anambra (Onitsha), Team Oluyole (Ibadan) and Team Police College (Ikeja) will kick off this season’s NCC Tennis League with a playoff in Lagos, Naija Tennis Special can report.These teams will tackle one another on Thursday, 27 July at the…
Nigerian Youngster In US Academy Gets Featured On Telemundo (Video)
Venus Ubiebi, the Nigerian female tennis youngster who recently made it to the Rivera Tennis Academy in the United States, has been featured by Telemundo, an American Spanish-language terrestrial television network.Three junior Nigerian tennis players from the Aces Tennis Academy…
Commonwealth Games: Nigeria’s Adetayo Waltz Her Way To Quarter Finals
Nigeria’s Adetayo Adetunji was one of the shining stars at the recently concluded Commonwealth Youth Games, but could not make it to the final round of the tournament.The America-based youngster landed in Bahamas ahead of the coach, Ubale Mohammed’s arrival…
NTF President Reacts To Nigeria’s Performane At The Davis Cup Tourney
Engr. Ifedayo Akindoju, the newly-inaugurated president of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), has hailed the Nigerian team to the recently concluded Davis Cup for putting up such a great performance even though they could not advance to the Group 2…
Davis Cup: Nigeria Defeats Algeria To Place 5th As Team Returns Today
Nigeria’s contingent to the Davis Cup World Team Cup competition in Cairo, Egypt, placed fifth after defeating Algeria 2-0 in the play offs to determine their position after the highly competitive tournament.Host Egypt were given a scare before rallying to…
WEEKEND SPECIAL: ‘Nigerian Tennis Has Nosedived In The Past Few Years’
Apart from the fact that Nigerian players need more local and grassroots tournaments than the international competitions for their development, the sport has nosedived in the country.This was the expert advice of top Nigerian tennis coach, Abel Ubiebi, who insisted…
CONGRATULATIONS: Newly-Elected NTF Board Members Officially Inaugurated
The newly-elected members of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) have been inaugurated in Abuja, Naija Tennis Special has gathered. According to information made available to our correspondent, the accreditation started at about noon and the new members were inaugurated later in…
Davis Cup: Impressive Nigerian Players Proud In Defeat (Photos)
Coach Benson Ishicheli has hailed Nigeria’s performance at the ongoing Davis Cup World Team Championship presently going on in Egypt.The captain of the Nigerian contingent to the North African stated in a brief chat with Naija Tennis Special, that the…
Davis Cup: Sylvester Upsets Top 400 Player As Nigeria Bows Out
Nigeria’s Sylvester Emmanuel proved that his trainings in Barcelona, Spain, have not been a waste as he defeated Takanyi Garanganga, a top 400 player, at the ongoing Davis Cup World Team Cup competition in Egypt.Although the win was not enough…
Davis Cup: Team Nigeria Vows To Crush Tough Zimbabwe
The Nigerian team to the ongoing Davis Cup in Egypt have vowed to crush Zimbabwe in their second match of the round robin group fixtures holding today.In a chat with Naija Tennis Special from Egypt, the team captain, Benson Ishicheli…
