Ohunene, Mubarak, 15 Others In Action As Ghana J30 Hots Up
Nigerian players have taken the Junior ITF Circuit in Ghana by storm with 17 of them making it to the Main Draws of the week two at the J30 event. Ohunene Yakubu was the only Nigerian who played in the…
Ohunene Jumps 188 Places, Breaks Into Top 1000 In World Rankings
Nigeria’s Ohunene Yakubu has broken into the top 1000 junior tennis players in the world according to the latest ITF Junior Tennis rankings released on Monday, 18 September, 2023. The Nigerian youngster moved up 188 places in the recently released…
FAAN Junior Tennis: Double Champ Mofifun Shines As Nekepkemi Wins Big In Lagos
Mofifunoluwa Atilola was the star of the day when the FAAN Tennis Club rounded off the 9th edition of its week-long Junior Tennis Championship in Lagos. The Lagos Lawn Tennis Club player was the cynosure of all eyes as she…
ITF World Tennis Number: CAT Introduces New Player Rating System
The Confederation of African Tennis (CAT) has introduced a new player rating system for tennis players on the African continent. A statement on the official website of the African tennis governing body revealed that the system named ITF World Tennis…
JUST IN! Mubarak Edges Closer To Top 1000 In World ITF Rankings
Mubarak Ganiyu, one of Nigeria’s talented youngsters, is edging closer to reaching top 1000 players on the World Junior ITF rankings. The Nigerian teenager who has been on tour of African countries for some weeks has raked in some points…
Meet Dubem, The Nigerian Tennis Sensation Likened To Carlos Alcaraz
Chukwudubem Amasiani keeps showing the world that they are yet to see the best of him and what he is capable of doing with his tennis. At the weekend in Lagos, this youngster made sure to show the spectators who…
Amazing Amasiani Qualifies For Two Finals As Sapetro Tourney Winds Up In Lagos
Chukwudubem Amasiani, Nigeria’s emerging precocious tennis talent, has qualified for the finals in two age groups – boys 12 and boys 14 – at the Sapetro Futures Tennis Championship taking place at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club. This is the second…
SAPETRO: Akwa Ibom’s Paul-Effiong Upsets Aluko To Land In Semis
Wisdom Paul-Effiong from the GEUF Tennis Academy in Akwa Ibom played a very tactical match to upset group favourite Nathaniel Aluko from the Country Club Lagos to book a place in the semifinals of the SAPETRO Futures Tennis Championship. Paul-Effiong…
Sapetro Junior Tourney: Agunbiade, Rose Shine In Opening Matches
Damilola Agunbiade starred in one of the most interesting matches on Day 1 of the Sapetro Futures Tennis Championship in Lagos. The Calabar-based youngster gave Nathaniel Aluko of the Lagos Country Club a fight for his money in their boys…
West African Champions To Light Up Sapetro Tennis Championship
Chukwudubem Amasiani, Seyi Ogunsakin, Lorelay Holzendorff who recently led Nigeria to a first place finish at the ITF/CAT West & Central African Junior Championship in Ghana, are among the youngsters expected to light up the Sapetro Futures Tennis Championship. The…
