Over 20 countries to participate in 2021 World Tennis Tour in Abuja

The president of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), Ifedayo Akindoju, on Saturday said more than 20 countries will participate in the 2021 World Tour Tennis Tour J5, BSNSports.com.ng gathered. According to NAN News, Akindoju disclosed this at the closing ceremony of the VEMP Tennis National Open Championship at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. According to him, the championship will commence on Sunday for the next two weeks. “Some of the players have started arriving and we hope they will be here and we’ll start playing. “We have players from over 20 countries already signed to be here to partake in the two-week Junior World Tour Tennis in Abuja,” he said. He said the federation will organise two more competitions before the end of December. “We are going to Lagos for the Ray Oil tennis championship in the first week of December. “We are coming back to Abuja for another tournament which is the Abuja Tennis Club Cup,” he said. The president said he is grateful that the third edition of the VEMP National Open Tennis Championship ended successfully. “We will continue to improve on the development of the sports in the country. This is the first time we had what we call VEMP consolation.   NAN NEWS