BNP Paribas World Team Cup African Qualifying: South Africa, Morocco, Nigeria In Perfect Start
South Africa got their campaign at the BNP Paribas World Team Cup African Qualifying tournament off to a perfect start after going three rubbers without dropping a game. The competition which is currently holding in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital, features…
BNP Paribas World Team Cup African Qualifiers Serves Off In Nigeria
No fewer than 10 African countries are represented at the BNP Paribas World Team Cup Qualifying series which serves off on Wednesday, 7 February, 2024 in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital. The event will determine the nations to represent Africa at…
VEMP Wheelchair Tennis ITF Open: Nigeria’s Omisore, Adewale Set For Final Showdown
The duo of Alex Adewale and Kafayat Omisore are the only Nigerians in final events at the ongoing VEMP Wheelchair Tennis ITF Open tournament. The three-day event holding inside the tennis section of the National Stadium, Abuja, is featuring players…
National Player Pens Emotional Open Letter To NTF President
President of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), Engr. Dayo Akindoju, recently emerged as the CAT Zone II President unopposed. He revealed that this new development which was hugely celebrated in the country will bring a lot to Nigerian tennis, especially…
Meet Williams Ukari, Highest Ranked Nigerian Male Player On The ITF
The highest ranked Nigerian male player in the world is Williams Ukari, a national wheelchair tennis player who recently represented Nigeria at the first Para Africa Games in Accra, Ghana. Ukari, the Nigerian number two player, is actually the highest…
Wheelchair Tennis: Omisore, Adewale Win Inaugural VEMP Open
Kafayat Omisore and Alex Adewale have won the inaugural VEMP Open Championship in Lagos organized for wheelchair tennis players in Nigeria, our correspondent can confirm. The tournament which was held inside the tennis section of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos,…
NTF To Organize Eight Tournaments In Three Months
The Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) has concluded plans to organize a minimum of eight tournaments between 28 October and 18 December, 2021. This piece of information was made available to Nigeria Tennis Live by Engr. Ifedayo Akindoju, the newly re-elected…
Kemi Oluwasegun: Winning Gold At The Sports Festival Helped My Belief
Kemi Oluwasegun, an unprecedented gold medal winner at the recently concluded National Sports Festival in Edo State, is still excited about the feat. She defeated crowd’s favourite and Women’s number one Wheelchair Tennis player in Nigeria, in a final set…
Nairobi Open: Nigeria’s Adewale Seeks Singles Final Berth After Defeat Of South African Star
Nigeria’s Alex Adewale is just one match away from the final of the ongoing Nairobi Open after a straight sets defeat of Alwande Silkhosana from South Africa. The Nigerian former US Open star won the match 7-5, 6-4 to advance…
My Colleagues Have Resorted To Begging Because We Don’t Have Any Wheelchair Tennis Tournament – Williams
Nigeria’s number four ranked wheelchair tennis player, Williams Ukari, has lamented over the absence of national tournaments for players with special abilities, revealing that it has led some of them to begging at night. Ukari who won bronze at the…
