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…
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,…
WEEKEND SPECIAL: The Task Ahead Is Enormous, Like Starting All Over – Akindoju
Newly-elected president of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), Dayo Akindoju, has confessed that the task ahead of him is quite enormous, but added that he is up to the task. In an exclusive chat with Naija Tennis Special, Nigeria’s number one…
Nigeria’s Inyang Storms America, Wins Junior Tennis Tourney Again (Photos)
Talented Nigerian tennis prodigy, Gabriel Inyang, has proven to Nigerians what consistency in the game is after returning to the United States to win a junior tournament he won last year. During a training at the IMG Academy – the…
Tennis Fall On You! Governor’s Cup 2017 Gets Date (See Evidence)
Organisers of the annual Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship have fixed a date for the two-week long ITF Futures. Naija Tennis Special checks on the ITF website showed that the tournament has been scheduled to hold in October, 2017, before…
Six New Teams Join NCC Tennis League As Price Money Hits N23m
Six new teams have joined the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) Tennis League for the third consecutive season of the championship. This much was revealed by the organisers of the league during the unveiling of this year’s teams and the draws…
EXCLUSIVE: Check Out The Final List Of Team Nigeria To 2017 Davis Cup
Naija Tennis Special has exclusively obtained the final list of Nigerian players to the 2017 edition of the Davis Cup World Team Cup. A few weeks ago, it was gathered that Joseph Imeh will be joining the team to the team…
World Junior C’ship: MaryLove, Quadri Record Stunning Wins As Nigeria Humbles Kenya
Nigeria’s contingent to the World Junior Tennis Championship had the last laugh at the tournament when the team defeated their Kenyan counterpart in their final game of the competition Naija Tennis Special can authoritatively report. The team had suffered mixed…
World Junior C’ship: Quadri Continues Fairytale Win As Nigeria Preps To Crush Kenya
In a bid to leave Tunisia with her pride sky high, Nigeria is set to crush the players from Kenya following Oyinlomo Quadri’s fairytale win over her opponents at the ongoing World Junior Tennis Championship. Quadri had over the past…
WEEKEND SPECIAL: Becoming Nigeria’s No. 1 Is A Dream Come True – Sylvester
Sylvester Emmanuel became Nigeria’s number one male tennis player by virtue of his recent performances, even though he did not win the recently-concluded Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Senior Tennis Open.The disappointment of losing out in the quarter final was…
