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Shehu Lawal: Ojuju’s Last Match Before Bowing Out Of The National Stage

One of the many beautiful attributes of Shehu Lawal, the Nigerian tennis legend, is his beautiful smile on the court, even when he is angry. Okay, so, even though he may not be actually smiling, his face always cuts that…

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Dala Hard Court: Babalola, Lawal, Atseye Turn Up In Kano (FULL DRAW)

Legendary Abdulmumin Babalola and Shehu Lawal are among the senior tennis players who will be participating at the Dala Hard Court tournament in Kano. Also, Henry Atseye, who has taken a course on officiating as well as Clifford Enosoregbe, a…

Davenotch Open: Imeh, Quadre, Adegoke Among Top Seeds

Joseph Imeh is leading the charge for glory at the inaugural edition of the Davenotch National Open Tennis Championship in Abuja. With the absence of Sylvester Emmanuel from the Nigerian tennis circuit, the onus fell on Imeh to enter the…

Beating Shehu Lawal Made Me Believe I Could Achieve A Lot In Nigerian Tennis – Sylvester Emmanuel

His defeat of Shehu Lawal for the very first time strengthened the belief of Nigerian number tennis player, Sylvester Emmanuel, that he can achieve greatness. He made this known to Nigeria Tennis Live during a live Instagram session, where he…

In 2003, Djokovic Was Ranked 74, While Nigeria’s Lawal Was 83 In The World; What Has Changed?

Novak Djokovic is the world’s number 2 ranked player at the moment, but only 17 years ago, Nigeria’s Shehu Lawal was ranked just nine places below him in the world juniors. As at this time, the 34-year-old Lawal was at…