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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

All three legs of the World Tour events in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital, have been canceled over the dreaded Coronavirus which has taken over the entire world. This was contained in a statement issued by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) ...

There are strong indications that the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) may be hosting a Challenger series in year 2021. For a few years, the federation had been mooting the idea of having a Challenger series in the country to boost ...

Sadiq Tswako, a US-based Nigerian tennis player, is putting together a second consecutive tennis tournament for junior players between the ages of 14 & 16, Nigeria Tennis Live can authoritatively report. The one-time Life Camp, Abuja upstart informed our correspondent ...

No fewer than fifty coaches have been invited to Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital, for a year-ending tennis coaching clinic organized by the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF). Nigeria Tennis Live gathered that the coaches will be in Abuja for the two-day ...