How Marylove Became Nigeria’s No 1 (FULL RANKINGS)
Buzzing tennis sensation and youngster, Marylove Edwards, has risen to become Nigeria’s number one female tennis player in the recently released rankings by the Nigeria Tennis Federation, Nigeria Tennis Live can confirm. Marylove defeated Aanu Aiyegbusi to win her first…
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…
Dala Hard Court Update: Confusion In Kano Over Sign-in Deadline
Players have lamented their inability to enter for the Dala Hard Court tournament in Dala, Kano, following their arrival in the city after traveling by road for about three days. The players who aired their grievances to Nigeria Tennis Live…
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…
NTF To Organize Eight Tournaments In Three Months
The Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) has concluded plans to organize a minimum of eight tournaments between 28 October and 18 December, 2021. This piece of information was made available to Nigeria Tennis Live by Engr. Ifedayo Akindoju, the newly re-elected…
Billie Jean King Cup: Nigeria Face Lithuania In Opening Match
Nigeria’s team to the Billie Jean King Cup competition will have the baptism of fire when they take on hosts Lithuania in one of the opening matches on Tuesday morning. The team landed in Lithuania for their first ever participation…
NCC League Returns, New Tourneys Feature In 2021 NTF Calendar
Nigeria Tennis Live has obtained the 2021 calendar of activities (including the NCC League) for tennis in Africa’s most populous country, as released by the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF). Many Nigerian tennis followers had been quite apprehensive over what plans…
BREAKING: NTF President Confirms Date For CBN Open
Engr. Dayo Akindoju, the President of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), has announced the date for the 2020 edition of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Open. He informed Nigeria Tennis Live via a text on Tuesday morning, that the…
Nigeria Tennis: Akindoju Better Than Ndanusa, But…
The tenure of Engr. Dayo Akindoju, the President of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), has been described as being better than his predecessor’s. Before the present administration, Engr. Sani Ndanusa had held sway as the head of tennis affairs in…
How Many Tennis Coaches, Facilities Does Nigeria Have? – Koye Sowemimo
Koye Sowemimo, a Nigerian Sports Marketing expert and tennis enthusiast, has called for a structural approach to tennis development in Nigeria, an ingredient which he says has been missing for many years. He noted, with passion, how it is difficult…
