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EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Player On Scholarship In US Academy Lands Safely (Photos)

One of the three Nigerian players who got scholarships to study at the Rivera Tennis Academy in the United States of America, has safely landed, Naija Tennis Special can authoritatively report. According to Coach Abel Ubiebi who took the player to the…

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Davis Cup: Brave Nigeria Gives Egypt Major Scare, Set To Down Zimbabwe

Nigeria’s prospects of advancing to the World Group 2 of the Davis Cup team tennis championship suffered a huge blow when the pair of Abdulmumuni Babalola and Clifford Ensoregbe, fought but could not overcome the highly experienced Egyptians. Naija Tennis…

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Tough Opponents Await Team Nigeria As Davis Cup Serves Off In Egypt

Team Nigeria to the 2017 Davis Cup Team tournament will have to be at their very best of they must gain promotion to the Europe/Africa World Group 2. The Nigerian contingent captained by Coach Benson Isicheli got to the North…

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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,…