Nigeria’s capital city Abuja will be agog from October 29 to November 4 as the Puma Engineer ITF Wheelchair Tennis Championship holds. It’s the first time that Nigeria will be privilege to host the tournament and this has bring lots of excitement to the local players even though the prize money for the week-long event […]
via Nigeria To Host Wheelchair Tennis Futures in Abuja — finixsportsblog
Wheelchair tennis players across the country will slug it out for four days in Lagos as the national ranking tournament serves off Wednesday. Head coach of Nigeria’s wheelchair tennis, Frank Tarmena, informed that no fewer than 120 players from all parts of Nigeria will take part in the tournament which will be used to grade […]
via Wheelchair Tennis Ranking Tournament Serves Off in Lagos — finixsportsblog
Thomas Otu was the biggest casualty in the second round of the ongoing 1st Vemp Open Tennis Championship following a 6-4, 5-1 (ret) loss to unseeded Sunday Emmanuel. However, there was no further upset as all the other seeds in the men’s singles all progressed to the quarterfinals of the tournament sponsored by Nigeria tennis […]
via Otu Crashes As Imeh, Babalola Advance At Vemp Tennis Championship — finixsportsblog
Nigeria Tennis Federation President, Mr. Dayo Akindoju has assured the growth of the game in Nigeria. In the wake of outburst by a player that he turned his back on wheelchair tennis, following Nigeria’s inability to attend the ongoing African qualifiers in Kenya, Akindoju said there was no iota of truth in that stressing that […]
via Nigeria Tennis Federation Promises Better Days Ahead For Wheelchair Tennis — newfanzoneblog
Immediate past-president of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) Engr. Sani Ndanusa has urged tennis stakeholders to support the newly-elected board to be headed by Dayo Akindoju. Ndanusa, a former Minister of Sports, commended Yemi Owoseni, who contested with Akindoju, as well as other tennis stakeholders for displaying maturity in Tuesday’s Federations’ election in Abuja stressing […]
via Ndanusa Canvasses Support For New NTF Board — newfanzoneblog
The Confederation of African Tennis (CAT) has allotted the hosting of the ITF/CAt 12 and Under West and Central Africa Junior Championship to Nigeria. The tournament which is expected to feature no fewer than 12 countries will hold in Lagos from April 25th – 30th. Nigeria Tennis Federation President, Sani Ndanusa, who disclosed this at […]
via Nigeria To Host ITF/CAT Junior Championship — newfanzoneblog
Nigerian tennis coaches and their Ghanaian colleagues will have the chance to put into practise much of what they have learnt in the last one week as the ITF Level 1 coaching course in Lagos winds down with a two-day test starting Friday. Course Instructor, Rotimi Akinloye disclosed that the test, which is in two […]
via ITF Coaching Course Rounds Off With Two-Day Test — newfanzoneblog
The Nigeria Tennis Federation has stated that the ongoing ITF Level 1 Coaching Course in Lagos will transform the game of tennis in Nigeria while it will also help solidify Nigeria’s status as one of the top nations in Africa. NTF president, Sani Ndanusa made this submission in Lagos on Wednesday as the IOC-sanctioned programme […]
via NTF Sees Tennis Transformation With ITF Coaches’ Course — newfanzoneblog
The Nigeria Tennis Federation has expressed its condolence to Sports Minister, Barr. Solomon Dalung over the death of his wife, Mrs Briskila Dalung. Mrs. Dalung reportedly died on Sunday morning after a brief illness. “This is to express our heart-felt condolence with the Sports Minister, Barrister Solomon Dalung following the passing away of his wife. […]
via NTF Condoles Dalung, Pays Tribute To Enahoro — newfanzoneblog
Nigeria successfully defended the ITF/CAT West and Central Africa Junior Championships in Lome, Togo at the weekend. The 12-man Nigerian team garnered 950 points at the ten-day tournaments which featured 111 players from 11 countries. The win reaffirms Nigeria’s status as the regional superpower, as Mohammed Ubale-tutored team fought off a strong challenge from Cote […]
via Nigeria Rules ITF/CAT West and Central Africa Championships in Togo — newfanzoneblog
Team Nigeria on Tuesday began camping in Ekiti for the 2017 ITF/CAT Africa Junior Championship West and Central Zonal Qualifiers billed to hold in Lome, Togo from January 10th – 21st. Nigeria hosted the championship in Abuja in 2016 and topped the medals’ table. The week-long camping holding at the Old Trade Fair at Ado […]
via AJC Tennis: Team Nigeria Opens Camp with 24 Players In Ekiti — newfanzoneblog
The Nigeria Tennis Federation has commended the Nigerian Communications Commission for its support for the development of tennis through the NCC League. The second edition of the NCC League- a team tennis championship- was concluded Sunday in Lagos with Kaduna-based Team Offikwu emerging winners after beating 2015 champions Tombim of Abuja 4-2. NTF President, Sani […]
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