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NNPC/SNEPCo: Mubarak, Ogumjiofor, Osaji Shine In Port-Harcourt

Tennis spectators at the Port Harcourt Club inside the Old GRA in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, were treated to some spectacular NNPC/SNEPCo sponsored junior tennis actions over the weekend. Nigeria’s best junior tennis players from across the country stormed the…

Official: Igbinovia Reaches Highest Ranking Ever, Now Top 300

Wilson Igbinovia has officially shot into the top 300 players in world junior tennis after his recent performances on the junior ITF tour. The Lagos-based youngster won two (J5 & J4) of three legs of junior ITF tennis events in…

Goodnews: AZIMUTH Junior Tennis Championship Is Back

Junior tennis players across Nigeria can beam with excitement following the announcement of the return of AZIMUTH Shipping Lines Junior Tennis Championship in Lagos. The tournament which has launched many junior players into national limelight is in its fourth edition…

Starboy! Wilson Igbinovia Crushes Israeli To Win J4 In Benin

Wilson Igbinovia is now arguably the highest ranked male junior tennis player from Nigeria in recent years after his emphatic victory over Israel’s Itay Bity. The Nigerian was the tournament’s number one seed and after losing the second leg in…

National Youth Games: The Good, The Bad, The Terrible In Ilorin

Players who won, by now, have dropped their medals from the National Youth Games and possibly hopped on to other activities. Whatever the intensity of the heat took away from them must have been restored unless, of course, they need…

J4 Cotonou: Marylove, Igbinovia, Jebutu Advance In Benin Republic

Nigeria’s junior tennis players participation at the J4 ITF tournament in Cotonou have made significant progress in their matches. Marylove Edwards will be playing her third consecutive semifinal match in her third week on the road as she continues her…

Ubale Excited About Ogunshakin, Mubarak’s Development

Ubale Mohammed, the National Junior Tennis Coach is excited about the development and progress of Seun Ogunshakin and Mubarak Ganiyu. The youngsters from Ekiti and Oyo respectively were two of the outstanding players at the recent National Youth Games which…

I Sometimes Sponsor Myself To Play Tournaments – 12-Yr-Old Kwange

Elisha Kwange comes across as an unassuming and feeble player at first sight, but there’s more to the youngster beyond his looks. Originally from Kebbi State, the junior tennis player’s parents are based in Niger State, and that’s where he…

ITF: Igbinovia Now Highest Ranked Nigerian Junior Tennis Player

Wilson Igbinovia is now officially the highest ranked Nigerian junior tennis player on the Junior ITF Circuit. The rankings released on Monday showed the Nigerian youngster reached a career-high ranking spot as he is now 316 in the world. This…

NYG Bombshell! Players In Quarter, Semis Were Overage – Ubale

Coach Ubale Mohammed, the national junior tennis coach, has dropped a bombshell about the age cheat incidents witnessed at the recently concluded National Youth Games in Ilorin, the Kwara State Capital. Ubale, who was on ground from the beginning to…