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African Games: Which Player Do You Expect To Replace Ekpenyong?

It is no longer news that David Ekpenyong, Nigeria’s number one male team player, has been ruled out of the ongoing African Games in Accra, Ghana. The US-based teenage tennis sensation confirmed to Nigeria Tennis Live that he is unable…

Jebutu Capitulates, Marylove Missing; Abua Fights On In Accra

Emmanuel Jebutu was the biggest flop at the ongoing Junior ITF Tennis Circuit presently going on in Accra, Ghana. The Nigerian is the tournament’s number two seed, and was unable to withstand his opponent’s firepower, falling flat in the final…

Ghana Junior ITF: Marylove Clashes With British Player In 2nd Round

Nigeria’s Marylove Edwards will play her second round match of the ongoing Grade 5 Junior ITF Tennis Circuit in Ghana, against Britain’s Flora Johnson. Checks on the website of the world tennis governing body revealed that the talented Nigerian player…

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…

AMAZING: Team Nigeria Returns To Main AJC After 3 Years Absence

The victory of Nigeria’s U-16 boys at the just concluded ITF/CAT AJC Qualifiers has ensured a return of the country to the Main AJC for the first time in three years. Nigeria Tennis Live reports that the U-16 boys clinched…

ITF/CAT AJC Qualifiers: Amazing Team Nigeria Gun For Finals In Togo After Badass Wins

The adventures of Team Nigeria at the ongoing ITF/CAT AJC Qualifiers in Lome, Togo, continued on Sunday afternoon, as the players were all shades of brilliance in their respective matches. Information reaching Nigeria Tennis Live have it that the U-16…

Junior ITF Rankings: Abayomi Starts 2020 As Top 500 Player As Jebutu, Others Maintain Status Quo

Nigeria’s Abayomi Philips is among the top 500 world junior tennis players on the ITF Junior Tennis rankings as the 2020 tennis season kicks off across the world. Nigeria Tennis Live reports in 2019 showed that the Nigerian youngster shot…

Breaking: Phillips, Jebutu, Players Who Won Abuja ITF Junior Circuit Drop Places In Latest Rankings

Abua Canice and Musa Mohammed who won the first and second legs of the Abuja Junior ITF Circuit respectively, have dropped places on the recently released junior ITF rankings. Nigeria Tennis Live checks revealed that both players who are currently…

Abuja Junior ITF Circuit Fallout: Nigeria’s Mohammed Leaps 595 Places, Phillips, Jebutu, Others Move Too

Even though he did not live to expectations as the tournament’s number one seed over two legs of Junior ITF competition in Abuja, Nigeria’s Abayomi Phillips has jumped further up the rankings. Phillips was rated as one of the best…

Unknown Canice Shoots Into Top 1200 As Abayomi, Jebutu Step Up In New Junior ITF Rankings

Until the commencement of the Junior ITF Circuit in Abuja, not many Nigerians were familiar with the name Candice Abua. He stunned bookmakers to win the first of the competition. And in the newly-released rankings by the ITF on Monday,…