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Top 10 Nigerian Junior Players In The World (Boys)

Nigerian players have shown bookmakers across the globe that with the enabling environment and appropriate resources, they can thrive, and thrive very well. Not only have these players shown their abilities on the world stage, they have done it as…

Impressive Ekpenyong Is Nigeria’s New Number One Player (FULL RANKINGS)

Gangling Nigerian teenage tennis sensation, David Ekpenyong, is Nigeria’s new number one male tennis player, Nigeria Tennis Live can report. Ekpenyong won two of the three national tournaments recently played in Abuja and was a losing finalist in the third…

Seun Ogunsakin, The Indisputable African U-14 Super Champion

Despite his quarterfinals loss in the Singles event of the African Junior Tennis Championships for U-14s in Morocco, Seun Ogunsakin remains a player to beat in Africa. The Ekiti-born tennis prodigy would later partner Prosper Ikenna Okonkwo, another talented Nigerian,…

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…

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…