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African Games: My Mum Prayed Very Well For Me – Abu Speaks On First National Call Up

Abubakar Yusuf is one of the Nigerian players representing the country at the African Games in Ghana after being officially included in the team. The youth player who was hoping to make the list but not expecting to be in…

From Davis Cup Demotion To Absence Of NCC League, African Games; Pick Your Worst Moment In 2019

The disappointment of tennis followers and observers in the outgoing year is one which many find pretty difficult to wrap their minds around. Especially looking at how they happened. Prior to the commencement of the tennis season, expectations had been…

After Ghana Exploits, Oiza, Phillips Storm Togo For Junior ITF Circuit

Oiza Yakubu, Abayomi Philips, Emmanuel Jebutu and Joshua Aji, four Nigerian tennis starlets are competing in the girl’s singles category and the boy’s singles event respectively. No fewer than four Nigerian tennis youngsters are competing at the ITF/CAT Circuit Junior…

ICYMI: Check Out Amazing Pictures Of Team Nigeria At The Recently Concluded African Games

Team Nigerian had an amazing run at the recently concluded African Games in Rabat, Morocco, where the tennis contingent returned with two bronze medals from the team and doubles events. Nigeria Tennis Live had followed up with the action from…

2019 African Games: Read What NTF President Said About Oyinlomo

Engr. Ifedayo Akindoju, President of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) has expressed his excitement at youngster, Oyinlomo Quadre’s impressive run at the ongoing African Games in Rabat, Morocco. Quadre, ranked 177 in the world junior tennis, has been Nigeria’s best…

2019 African Games: Super Oyinlomo Outplays Kenya Player As Egyptian Star Downs Sylvester

Oyinlomo Quadre was Nigeria’s brightest star at the ongoing African Games in Morocco, as she put up an outstanding performance to defeat Kenya’s Judith Muraa in two straight sets. The Nigerian number three youngster wasted no time in outsmarting the…

2019 African Games: Sylvester, Imeh Fire On As Team Nigeria Progress

Nigeria’s number one and two male players, Sylvester Emmanuel and Joseph Imeh justified their national rankings during their doubles match at the ongoing African Games in Rabat, Morocco. Even though Imeh retired in the second set of his singles match…

2019 African Games: Dangerous Imeh, Oyinlomo Crush Opponents With Reckless Abandon As Team Nigeria Cruises

The Nigerian tennis team to the ongoing African Games in Rabat, Morocco, have proven to be too tough for their opponents as the results trickling in have proven. After wins by Sylvester Emmanuel and Emmanuel Sunday, other players have justified…

2019 African Games: Nigeria’s Sylvester Rallies To Crush Mali Player As Otu Falters

Nigeria’s number one male tennis player, Sylvester Emmanuel, started his 2019 African Games campaign on a good note even though he had to bounce back from a first set loss to defeat his Malian opponent. The young man popularly called…

2019 African Games: Who Will Win Nigeria’s First Medal In Tennis?

The Nigerian contingent (as at the time of compiling this report), had only won three medals at the ongoing Africa Games in Morocco, even though other (relatively smaller) countries could already boast of more. In fact, as at Wednesday evening,…