Governor’s Cup: ITF Fixes Registration Deadline
As the 16th Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship gets closer, International Tennis Federation, ITF, has fixed 22 September for registration deadline for the first leg (Futures 5) of the tournament which holds at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan. The…
‘Talent Alone Is Not Enough To Get Nigerian Tennis Up There’
US-based Nigerian tennis sensation, Abubakar Sadiq Tswako has been in the States for about 18 months and has already started making his presence felt in ‘no man’s land’. In this exclusive interview with Naija Tennis Special, the Criminal Justice College…
NCC Tennis League: Organisers Announce Date For Start Of New Season
The organisers of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Tennis League have revealed the date for commencement of the new season. Naija Tennis Special exclusively gathered that the event which was won by Team Tombim early this year, is expected to…
Exclusive: Moses, Sylvester, Agugbom Top Rankings Of Nigerian Players
Nigeria’s tennis sensation, Michael Moses is the new Nigerian number one tennis player, Naija Tennis Special can authoritatively report. According to the ranking of the players made available to our correspondent by Mr Isa Saidu, the head of Nigerian umpires,…
ITF/CAT: Nigeria’s Osewa Set For European Tour After Exploits In South Africa
Nigeria’s Micheal Osewa looks set to be rewarded by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) with a European tour following his brilliant displays at the recently concluded 39th ITF/ CAT African Junior Championships in Pretoria, South Africa. Michael Osewa displaying his…
ITF/ CAT Juniors: Osewa Wins Silver As Nigeria Returns To Davis Cup
The impressive performance of Team Nigeria at the 39th ITF/CAT African Junior Championship concluded over the weekend in Pretoria, South Africa has been rewarded with a ticket for the Junior Davis Cup scheduled for Egypt later this year after a…
ITF/CAT: See Exclusive Photos Of Nigerian Youngsters In South Africa
Naija Tennis Special has obtained some exclusive photos from Pretoria, the South African capital, where Nigerian players are slugging it out with the rest of the continent at the 39th ITF/CAT African Junior Championships. Our sources from the former Apartheid region…
ITF/CAT: Mary-Love Will Shine In South Africa – Coach
Coach Kayode Savage, one of Nigeria’s respected tennis coaches has assured that teenage tennis sensation, Mary-Love Edwards will make the country proud at the ongoing ITF/CAT Championship taking place in Pretoria, South Africa. Mary-Love Edwards during a routine training session…
ITF/CAT: Team Nigeria Eventually Secure Visas, Depart For South Africa
After a delay by the South African embassy, Team Nigeria were eventually issued visas on Sunday and departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja in the early hours of Monday, 7 March, 2016 for the forthcoming ITF/CAT African Junior Championship…
Good news: Wheelchair Tennis Adopted Into National Sports Festival
The decision of the Technical Committee of the 13th National Sports Festival to accommodate wheelchair tennis as one of the new sports has been hailed by the Nigeria Tennis Federation. Coaches and players have also been rejoicing at the development…
