From Zero To Hero: Read The Amazing Story Of Gabriel Inyang, Nigeria’s Next Big Thing In Tennis
He was still a naïve youngster when he participated in the 2014 NNPC/ITA Junior Tennis Circuit in Kaduna.Present at the tourney were already ‘established’ young champs; MaryLove Edwards, Angel McCleod, Gabriel Friday, Christopher Itodo, among others. But Gabriel Inyang wasted…
2016 ITF/CAT Circuit: 5 More Nigerians Qualify For Semifinal
Nigeria on Wednesday booked five more semifinal places at the 2016 ITF/CAT West and Central Africa Junior Championship holding at the National Tennis Centre Abuja as Marylove Edwards, Barakat Quadri, Timipre Maxwell, Daniel Adeleye and Favour Friday all advanced to…
2016 ITF Junior Circuit: Quadri, McLeod, Inyang Lead Nigeria’s Title Defense
2016 ITF/ CAT Top 8 Junior Masters fifth-ranked player, Oyinlomo Quadri, Angel McLeod, Christopher Itodo and South Africa-based Adetayo Adetunji will be leading Nigeria’s quest for a third successive title as the 2016 ITF West & Central Africa Junior Circuit…
ITA Releases NCC League Fixtures
The International Tennis Academy, ITA, organisers of the inaugural Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC Tennis League, has released the team list and order of play to the media.According to the information made available to Naija Tennis Special by Godwin Kienka, Director…
NNPC Junior Circuit Review: How Onoja Sisters, McCleod Lit Up Final Showdown
The week-long NNPC Junior Circuit was brought to an entertaining finale on Saturday as the Onoja siblings, Iye, 8 and Neku, 11, gave the audience at the Murtala Square, Kaduna, a spectacle with their U-12 final match on Saturday.Iye, the…
Parents/ Coaches Hail NNPC/ ITA Partnership
Some of the parents and coaches on arrival at the Hamdala Hotel, Kaduna where they were lodged photo by Kayode Savage Parents who have been attending the various International Tennis Academy, ITA- organised tournaments with their children have hailed the…
NNPC Junior Tennis: Onoja Girls Re-enact Sisters Act In Epic Girls 12 Finals
MaryLove Edwards and Angel McCleod will also look forward to getting one past each other in tomorrow’s epic final Photo by Kayode Savage Two siblings, Neku and Iye Onoja, have qualified for the Girls 12 finals at the NNPC Junior Tennis Championship currently…
Udoffa Dreams: Wants To Become Nigeria’s Best
Mary Udoffa from Lokoja, Kogi state wants to become Nigeria’s number one female tennis star Photo by Kayode Savage She started her third official tournament on the back of successive losses in previous tournaments and does not seem to be…
NNPC Junior Circuit: What Kaduna Fans Are Missing
Gabriel Richard, the new kid on the bloc Tennis is not a very popular in Nigeria, not the least in the northern part of the country.However, the sport has produced some great tennis player from the north; Sunday Emmanuel, Candy…
NNPC Junior Tennis Circuit In Pictures, Live From Kaduna
Players, coaches and parents on arrival at the Young Shall Grow Motor Park in Kaduna, Northern Nigeria on Monday, 3 November, 2014 Coaches and officials at the ongoing NNPC Junior Circuit inside the Murtala Square, Kaduna Nigerian tennis sensation, MaryLove…
