Age Cheat: Beyond Falsification Of One’s Identity, Another Societal Decadence
The challenge of athletes playing their actual age, as far as sports is concerned in this part of the world, is a pandemic that has no end in sight. An average 18-year-old athlete in Nigeria is believed to have reduced…
EXCLUSIVE: About Six Nigerian Youngsters Set For US College Switch
Nigeria Tennis Live has gathered that about six junior tennis players from Nigeria will be making a switch to the United States of America for College Tennis. This piece of good news was revealed to our correspondent by Coach Ubale…
Las Vegas Challenger: No Free Point – Bulus Says After First Ever Game
Nigeria’s Christopher Bulus may have lost his first ever Challenger match against Australia’s Dayne Kelly, but he quite enjoyed himself on the court. Kelly, ranked 463 on the ATP rankings, defeated the former New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI) student in…
Coronavirus: Parent Laments How Lockdown Has Affected Her Children
Mrs. Onoja, mother of Iye and Neku Onoja, two of Nigeria’s young tennis players, has revealed how much the lockdown has affected her children’s tennis. Since the coronavirus pandemic outbreak, tennis activities had been grounded all over the world. Players…
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…
‘Players Will Not Be The Same Again After Coronavirus Pandemic’
Coach Abel Ubiebi has warned that players are not likely to return to full form after the Coronavirus pandemic has been overcome. The CEO of Aces Tennis Academy made this known during a live session with Nigeria Tennis Live on…
COVID-19: How Players Can Stay Sane During Lockdown – Coach Abel
The Coronavirus pandemic which has brought the world to its feet is fast causing more harm than good to sportsmen all over the world, especially tennis players – in Nigeria. More than in most countries, the Nigerian players rely solely…
AZIMUTH Junior Championship: Why I Lost To Nigeria’s Kwange – Indian Youngster Opens Up
In a battle of wits, skills and mental toughness at the final of the Boys 12 event at the AZIMUTH Shipping Lines Limited Junior Tennis Championship on Saturday, 25 January, Nigeria’s Elisha Kwange came out tops against India’s Satyam Maurya…
NTF Assures Nigerian Tennis Players Of Two New National Tournaments In 2020
Engr. Ifedayo Akindoju, the President of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), has assured Nigerian tennis players that the federation is planning two additional tournaments to the tennis season. The NTF President who made this confirmation during a brief phone discussion…
ITF/CAT AJC Qualifiers: After Doubles Triumph, Nigeria’s Youngsters Kick Off Team Event In Togo
Team Nigeria to the ongoing ITF/CAT West & Central African Junior Championships in Lomé, Togo are already on course for another impressive half of the competition after claiming the boys and girls’ doubles title. The players distinguished themselves with impeccable…
