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EXCLUSIVE: When Will Davis Cup Players Get Their Bonuses? NTF President Opens Up

The issues about Nigerian Davis Cup players’ bonuses after helping Nigeria secure promotion in Rwanda on 29 July, 2023, have now been put to bed. After joining Ghana as the second team in Group IV to gain promotion to Group…

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: How Nigeria Plotted Kosovo Downfall

Facts have emerged on how Team Nigeria drubbed Kosovo 3-0 in their second match at the ongoing Billie Jean King Cup competition in Lithuania. The Nigerian girls, participating in the tournament for the very first time, lost the opening fixture…

NTF Confirms Date For New National Tournament In Abuja

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…

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…

After CBN Open, NTF President Gives Update On Other Tourneys

Engr. Ifedayo Akindoju, the President of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) has given an important update on other national tournaments expected to hold before the year ends. Due to the pandemic and series of lockdown occasioned by the same, it…

CBN Open: Sarah Adegoke, Serena, Phillips Get Wild Card (Full List)

Sarah Adegoke tops the list of Nigerian players who have a wild card to play at this year’s Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Tennis Championship. Nigeria Tennis Live can authoritatively report that the former Nigerian number one female tennis player…

CBN Open: NTF President Confirms Prize Money Increase For 1st-3rd Round

Engr. Ifedayo Akindoju, the President of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), has announced an increase in prize money for the first, second and third rounds of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Open. The NTF President made this disclosure after…

Why We Postponed ITF Workshop For Nigerian Umpires

The proposed ITF Workshop for Nigerian Tennis Umpires has been postponed. Nigeria Tennis Live had reliably informed the general public, last week, that the ITF in conjunction with the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) was planning a workshop for the tennis…

NTF Gives Update On Lagos Open, Eyes Junior ITF Event As Tennis Resumes Fully

Engr. Ifedayo Akindoju, the President of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), has revealed that the federation is working on a junior ITF event before the end of the year. In a video recording sent to Nigeria Tennis Live on Sunday…