NTF Reportedly Planning Junior ITF, New National Tournament
If reports making the rounds are anything to go by, the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) may be planning to shock Nigerian tennis players with a new tournament before the end of the year. Nigeria Tennis Live gathered from a few…
David Ekpenyong: Tennis Poetry In Motion – By Bernard Nii Bortey
Nigeria’s David Ekpenyong was a thorn in the flesh of his opponents during last week’s J60 event in Accra, Ghana, where he eventually won the competition. The Nigerian teenager is still in the West African country for another week of…
Why Oparaoji Must Leave Nigeria As Soon As Possible – Coach
Coach James Anukam did not hold back when advising one of his products, Uche Oparaoji, to leave the country as soon as possible. In a brief chat with Nigeria Tennis Live, he explained that Oparaoji, Nigeria’s Davis Cup captain, must…
National Youth Games: Snakes In Hostels, Age Cheat, N5m For Athlete & More
By now, all the officials and athletes who participated in the National Youth Games in Asaba would have arrived their destinations, so, it’s time for us to have a sit down. It is time for all the actors and players…
Ekpenyong: Conquering Them All; 8 Finals, Two Runner-up Trophies
You’ll have to go back as far as September, 2022 for the last time David Ekpenyong lost in a final of an ITF event, that’s of course before his recent trip to Canada. His record on the Junior ITF Circuit…
Accra J60: David Ekpenyong – The Last Man Standing
For the second time in a few weeks since Nigerian players took to the Gold Coast of Ghana for the Junior ITF tournaments, a Nigerian has made it to the finals. With the exception of Ohunene Yakubu who was a…
Tennis Fam, What Happened To Coach James Anukam?
For those who were conversant with tennis in 80s, the name James Anukam will surely not sound new or alien, especially amongst those with whom he held sway in the country at the time. History has it that the likes…
They Kept An Eye On Him – How American College Landed Inyang
Nigerian youngster, Gabriel Inyang, has been granted full scholarship to study Mass Communication and play College Tennis at the Southern University, Louisiana. The Nigerian teenager who has shown great promises since he was very young, has been in the United…
Do Nigerian Coaches Really Sexually Abuse, Exploit Their Players?
One of the topics that people try to avoid, but which keeps coming to the fore, because it has become an issue of concern, is that of sexual abuse and exploitation of players by their coaches. While it is not…
Who Is The Best Nigerian Male Tennis Player?
The question about the most outstanding tennis player in Nigeria keeps resurfacing on the lips of every tennis fan, follower or even ‘outsiders’. Interestingly and fortunately, Nigeria has never been without a ‘best’ player per time, what with the amazing…
