Ibile Games: Nigeria’s Venus Gets 2-year Scholarship
13-year old Venus Ubiebi of the ACES Tennis Academy in Lagos, has been rewarded with a two-year scholarship for winning two medals at the just concluded Lagos State Secondary School Games, otherwise known as Ibile Games.The Senior Secondary School 2…
Nigeria’s Imeh Bags US Tennis Scholarship
Nigeria’s Joseph Imeh will travel to the American Academy next month One of Nigeria’s top junior tennis players, Joseph Imeh, has been rewarded for his outstanding performance last year with a tennis scholarship at South Carolina Tennis Academy in the…
Sani Adamu Goes Into Sports Clothing Biz
One of Nigeria’s top tennis stars, Sani Adamu has delved into sports clothing business, Naija Tennis Special can authoritatively report.The Abuja-based tennis pro, who was at a time Nigeria’s highest placed player on the ATP Ranking, has been shuttling between…
NTF Assures Players Of More National Tournaments
The Nigeria Tennis Federation, NTF has assured tennis players in the country that there would be enough tournaments for them to compete in this year.The players were involved in about five national tournaments last year and the Federation has now…
Adewale, Shittu Are Nigeria’s Top Wheelchair Tennis Players
The wheelchair tennis players during the tournament at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos Alex Adewale retained his status as Nigeria’s number one male wheelchair tennis player following a ranking tournament which was held at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos last…
AJTC Qualifiers: Nigeria’s Return Of 7Gold Medals Excites Ubale
Oyinlomo Quadri was one of the players at the week-long event in Togo National junior tennis coach, Mohammed Ubale, has hailed Nigeria’s superlative performance at the just concluded African Junior Tennic Championship, AJTC Qualifying series in Lome, Togo where the…
ITA Facilitates Dubai Training For Nigerian Coaches
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,…
I Am Still Relevant To Nigerian Tennis- Candy Idoko
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…
Sylvester Emmanuel, Michael Moses Set New Targets For 2015
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…
Players, Coaches Rate Tennis High In 2014
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…
