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JUST IN! Mubarak Edges Closer To Top 1000 In World ITF Rankings

Mubarak Ganiyu, one of Nigeria’s talented youngsters, is edging closer to reaching top 1000 players on the World Junior ITF rankings. The Nigerian teenager who has been on tour of African countries for some weeks has raked in some points…

Meet Dubem, The Nigerian Tennis Sensation Likened To Carlos Alcaraz

Chukwudubem Amasiani keeps showing the world that they are yet to see the best of him and what he is capable of doing with his tennis. At the weekend in Lagos, this youngster made sure to show the spectators who…

Amazing Amasiani Qualifies For Two Finals As Sapetro Tourney Winds Up In Lagos

Chukwudubem Amasiani, Nigeria’s emerging precocious tennis talent, has qualified for the finals in two age groups  – boys 12 and boys 14 – at the Sapetro Futures Tennis Championship taking place at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club. This is the second…

SAPETRO: Akwa Ibom’s Paul-Effiong Upsets Aluko To Land In Semis

Wisdom Paul-Effiong from the GEUF Tennis Academy in Akwa Ibom played a very tactical match to upset group favourite Nathaniel Aluko from the Country Club Lagos to book a place in the semifinals of the SAPETRO Futures Tennis Championship. Paul-Effiong…

Sapetro Junior Tourney: Agunbiade, Rose Shine In Opening Matches

Damilola Agunbiade starred in one of the most interesting matches on Day 1 of the Sapetro Futures Tennis Championship in Lagos. The Calabar-based youngster gave Nathaniel Aluko of the Lagos Country Club a fight for his money in their boys…

West African Champions To Light Up Sapetro Tennis Championship

Chukwudubem Amasiani, Seyi Ogunsakin, Lorelay Holzendorff who recently led Nigeria to a first place finish at the ITF/CAT West & Central African Junior Championship in Ghana, are among the youngsters expected to light up the Sapetro Futures Tennis Championship. The…

Seun Ogunsakin Shares Lessons, Biggest Advice From Euro Tour

After spending three weeks in France, one in Germany and one final experience in Belgium, Seun Ogunsakin has definitely become a different player. Apart from being a much better player after his experiences on clay and on hard courts, the…

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…

Euro Tour: German Tournament Director Gives Verdict On Seun Ogunsakin

Guido Pierre Schneider, the Tournament Director of the ongoing International Deutshe Tennismeisterschaften U14 event in Germany, has paid glowing tributes to Nigerian youngster, Seun Ogunsakin. Ogunsakin, who is currently on a training tour of Europe, was in France for a…

Why Tunisia Denied Ndidi Osaji Entry Visa Despite Getting Invite For ITF/CAT Tourney

Nigerian youngster, Ndidi Osaji, has been denied visa to participate in the ITF/CAT U-14 tournament in Tunisia, despite getting an invite to the event. Osaji, ranked 21 in the African U-14 girls rankings released on Monday 31 July, automatically qualifies…