Nigeria’s Ohunene Yakubu Listed For J100 Event In Germany
Nigeria’s Ohunene Yakubu is on the acceptance list ahead of a J100 event in Germany, Nigeria Tennis Live can authoritatively report. The teenage tennis sensation has been one of Nigeria’s most consistent junior players, reaching a career high ranking of…
Yakubu Breaks Into Top 500 In Latest World Junior Rankings
Following her superlative performance at the recently concluded J60 Abuja event, Ohunene Yakubu has now broken into the top 500 of the world junior rankings. The teenage sensation who won two legs of the Junior ITF events in Abuja without…
How Ohunene Yakubu Showed Class In Abuja To Win J30, J60 Titles
Tunisia-based Ohunene Yakubu was unarguably the most outstanding player after the two legs of Junior ITF event held in Abuja which ended last week. The 16-year-old who was the number one seed for both the J30 and J60 events, ensured…
Okonkwo Battles Adeleye For First Ever Junior ITF Title
Prosper Okonkwo is just one win away from winning his first ever Junior ITF title when he plays against Daniel Adeleye in the J30 Abuja boys’ final. The 15-year-old teenager is playing in his second ever J30 final after losing…
Adeleye, Yakubu Are Top Seeds As J30 Abuja Serves Off
Daniel Adeleye and Ohunene Yakubu are the number one seeds in the boys’ and girls’ singles event at the J30 Abuja tournament starting on Wednesday, 5 June, 2024. Adeleye, Nigeria’s highest ranked junior tennis player on the ITF rankings, is…
Top 9 Players Who May Be Considered For Billie Jean King Cup
About one month from now, Nigeria’s female team will be playing in Nairobi, Kenya, to try to qualify from the Group III of the Billie Jean King Cup event. At the last outing in Kenya, the team came fifth and…
JUST IN! Seun Ogunsakin Moves 101 Places In New ITF Ranking
After winning the J30 event in Tunisia over the weekend, Nigeria’s Seun Ogunsakin has moved 101 spots on the latest Junior ITF Ranking released on Monday, 13 May, 2024. The former African no. 1 U-14 player won the J30 tournament…
JUST IN! Nigeria’s Ohunene Yakubu Reaches Highest Ever Junior ITF Ranking
Ohunene Yakubu has hit her highest ever ranking on the Junior ITF Rankings, Nigeria Tennis Live can authoritatively report. The Tunisia-based tennis sensation was a semifinalist at the recent J60 event in Tunisia, where she was only ousted by eventual…
Yakubu Reaches Tunisia J60 Semis, Ogunsakin Falters In QF
Nigeria’s top ranked female junior tennis player, Ohunene Yakubu, was in great form at the J60 Tunisia event which ended last week. Yakubu, winner of the J30 Abuja event a few months ago, reached the semifinals of the J60 competition…
AJC Update: Khadijat Crushes Opponent As Ogunsakin Falls Short
Nigeria’s number three ranked player, Khadijat Mohammed, has won her first match at the ongoing African Junior Championships (AJC) in Algeria. The J30 Abuja winner played against Modjo Okomo from Equatorial Guinea in one of the second matches of the…
