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Dream Come True! Nigeria’s Ijaola Shares Stunning Revelation After 2024 Olympics Assignment

Kehinde Ijaola, one of Nigeria’s most experienced umpires, has shared a very stunning revelation after officiating in his first ever Olympics Games. The Ogun State-based White Badge ITF Umpire was the only Nigerian official picked by the International Tennis Federation…

Kehinde Ijaola Returns From BJK Cup Assignment In Lithuania, Shares Experience

Nigeria’s highly-rated umpire, Kehinde Ijaola, has just returned from Lithuania, where he was on assignment at the Billie Jean King Cup event. The former president of the Nigeria Tennis Umpires Association (NTUA) was a chair umpire for the six days…

ITF Sets Registration Deadline For J30 Abuja Tournament

Nigeria Tennis Live can report that the International Tennis Federation (ITF) has set a deadline for the J30 Abuja tournament registration. Nigeria is set to host two weeks of J30 and J60 Abuja events starting from 3 June, 2024, and…

BNP Paribas World Team Cup: 43 Players, 13 Officials; Tournament Director Gives Honest Verdict

Kehinde Ijaola is by now, a household name in Nigerian tennis. He was recently handed the task of being the Tournament Director at the BNP Paribas World Team Cup Africa Qualification event in Abuja. And for those who were at…

Nigerian Umpires Who Were Invited, Officiated At 2023 Grand Slams

Nigerian umpires, more than the more ‘popular’ players, are the ones who are really putting Nigeria on the world map as this report will show. We will have to go back in time to find out when a Nigerian player…