2nd Adewale Isah Clay Court Junior Championship Final Holds On Saturday In Kaduna

  2nd Adewale Isah Clay Court Junior Championship Final Holds On Saturday In Kaduna By Omolagba Oluwayemi The second edition of late coach Alhaji Isah Adewale Junior Clay Court tennis championship in Kaduna which served on 24, will end on Saturday with departure scheduled for Sunday  28 March. The tournament named in memory of late Isah Adewale is sponsored by the son of the late legend, Nurudeen Isah with the aim of getting youthful tennis players in the state and beyond to be positioned for national and international championships. Giving back to the society that gave the family the platform to showcase their God-given talent and as well as sustaining the legacies of coach Adewale Isah were the top reasons the Clay Court tennis event will continue to hold for talent hunts. Nurudeen Isah, now a coach in the US, was former national team player and a one-time assistant coach to current tournament director, Coach Ubale Mohammed. In his days, Alhaji Isah was a mentor and coached Ubale Mohammed, Yakubu Suleiman to the 1984 Olympics Games in Los Angeles, when Tennis was reintroduced as a Demonstration game. The Clay Court event will now feature the best junior players from all the North-western states of the country, in four categories: Boys 12, Girls 12, Boys 14 and Girls 14. The Four-Day Junior Clay Court tournament will take place at the Kaduna Club in Kaduna, with players expected to arrive on the 24th, with 28th being the departure date. All players accepted to play in the tournament will have their feeding and accommodation fully taken care of.