Tennis Umpires Set To Elect New Excos As Abuja AGM Gets Date
The Nigeria Tennis Umpires Association (NTUA) is set to hold her 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM), from which new executive members will be elected. The event is scheduled to start by 9am on Saturday, 2 November, 2024, inside the tennis…
Abuja Stands Still As Over 70 Players Hit Life Camp For Junior Tournament
No fewer than 70 players have lit up the Abuja Country Club, Life Camp for the sixth edition of the Tswako Sports Foundation Tennis Tournament. The junior players, 60 male and 15 female, are participating in competitions for three different…
Mambilla Barracks Comes Alive As Abuja Hosts UTR Tournament
The Mambilla Barracks, Abuja centre of the ongoing UTR Tournament, came alive today as players came out in their number to participate in the competition. Nigeria Tennis Live reports that the coordinator for the region, Coach Isiaka Oshioke, confirmed that…
Abuja, Ibadan, Akwa-Ibom, Niger, Onitsha Set For Regional UTR Championship
The various centres hosting the regional UTR Championship across Nigeria are now ready for the 2023 edition of the competition, Nigeria Tennis Live can report. From Ibadan to Onitsha to Akwa-Ibom to Niger to the Federal Capital, the players and…
Respite As CBN Open Organizers Pay Players After Long Delay
Players have heaved a sign of relief after the organizers of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Senior Tennis Open Championships finally paid their prize monies. There had been uproar after the organizers refused to pay the players their prize…
NTF Confirms Date For New National Tournament In Abuja
Nigeria Tennis Live can confirm that a new national tournament will be hosted by the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, in April. In a letter obtained by our correspondent, the Davenotch Senior Open Tennis Championship will be making its debut from…
Players, Umpires Pay Last Respect To Adenekan In Abuja, Abeokuta
The Nigerian tennis fraternity on Wednesday and Friday, 3 & 5 March, paid their last respects to Mr. ‘Lanre Adenekan, a tennis umpire who recently died after a brief illness. Nigeria Tennis Live had reported that the Air Force Officer…
CBN Open: Anxiety In Abuja As Players Await Main Draw Fixtures
The atmosphere in Abuja for the players who have successfully made it to the Main Draw of the CBN Open is rather tense. And the reason is not far fetched. Nigeria Tennis Live gathered that matches for the preliminary stage…
CBN Open: Gabriel Inyang Cruises In Qualifiers, Targets More Wins
Lagos-based Gabriel Inyang proved to be a handful for his opponent at the opening match in the qualifying round of the ongoing Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Open. The youngster was a thorn in the flesh of his opponent, Sodiq…
Can Joseph Imeh Finally Win The CBN Open This Year?
For the past five years or more, one of the most prominent names in Nigerian tennis is Joseph Imeh. He has been one of the most outstanding players in the country. In 2017, he played in the finals of the…
