Abuja to host Wheelchair Tennis Futures Oct 29

Abuja to host Wheelchair Tennis Futures Oct 29 Come October 29 to November 4, Nigeria’s capital city Abuja will play host to the Puma Engineer ITF Wheelchair Tennis Championship. It’s the first time that Nigeria will be privilege to host the Championship, whose prize money is $3, 500. The championship, which would feature men and women, is facilitated by Engr. Sani Ndanusa, the immediate past president of the Nigeria Tennis Federation and no fewer than 15 Nigerians will compete for points alongside other participants from at least five other African countries. Ndanusa noted that the championship would serve as springboard to the Nigeria’s readiness to outdo all its major rivals particularly, South Africa, Egypt, Tunisia and Kenya for next years’ African Wheelchair Tennis Championship slated for February in Ghana. Meanwhile, Nigerian players are schedule to begin a week-long training starting Monday in Lagos ahead of the championship. According to the Secretary-General of the Nigeria Wheelchair Tennis Federation, Anthony Idaye, the players that will participate in the tourney were all featured in the national ranking tournament which ended in Lagos on Saturday where Alex Adewale and Kafayat Omisore emerged champions in the men and women categories.