Over 150 Players to Compete in Tennis at National Sports Festival
A total of 159 players from different States across Nigeria will take part in the tennis event of the ongoing National Sports Festival in Ogun State.
According to Nigeria Tennis, the athletes will compete in seven categories for both men and women. These include Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles, and both Men’s and Women’s Team Events.
The tennis matches are set to begin on Wednesday, 21 May, at the tennis section of the MKO Abiola International Stadium in Abeokuta.
Below is a full list of the players and the States they are representing:
Adamawa:
Sini Guli, Kumambo Kundams (Men)
Akwa Ibom:
Favour James, Mary Udoffa, Etoro Bassey (Women)
Ukpeme Effiong, Wisdom Effiong, Akwaowo Akwaowo (Men)
Bayelsa:
Perekaobere Peculiar Williams, Amienyofori Jim Jaja, Favour Anunobi, Rebecca Ekpenyong, Esther Korumene (Women)
Joshua Maxwell, Kelvin Brendan, Uchenna Oparaoji, Dahairu Mohammed, David Ekpenyong (Men)
Benue:
Mary Onoja, Eunice Iorlumun, Mary Iorlumun, Grace Onoja (Women)
Mevi Irimiya, Kater Kpum, David Apev, Michael Onoja, Peter Egena (Men)
Borno:
Musa Isah, Bulus Toba (Men)
Delta:
Oyinlomo Quadre, Blessing Otu, Stella Udokwelu, Ronke Akingbade, Comfort Irekpita (Women)
Paul Okonkwo, David Azi, Abayomi Philip, Ikechukwu Iloputa, Stanley Madueke (Men)
Edo:
Prosper Ohimai, Blessing Omotayo, Lorelay Holzedorff, Mary Godwin, Osato Okiri (Women)
Odion Idele, Unity Augustine, Endurance Ehigiamusoe, Michael Onyegbule, Clifford Enosoregbe (Men)
Ekiti:
Khadijat Salami, Jesutoyosi Adeusi, Success Ogunjobi, Faith Adeusi (Women)
Emmanuel Fortune, Daniel Adeleye, Ayomiposi Agboola, Matthew Abamu (Men)
Enugu:
Bethel Odoh (Woman), Charles Uwandu (Man)
FCT (Abuja):
Faith Sunday, Emmanuella Bebe, Joy Sunday, Blessing Peters (Women)
Lucky Danjuma, Emmanuel Sunday, Tobi Agboola, Emmanuel Michael, Yusuf Abubakar (Men)
Imo:
Adachukwu Otuka, Chidinma Ezeh, Amarachi Ezeh, Favour Lucky, Oluchi Ozurumba (Women)
Tochukwu Ezeh, Henry Nwosu, Chubuikem Chukwuemeka, Samuel Akagha (Men)
Kaduna:
Favour Moses (Woman)
Suleiman Ibrahim, Isah Abubakar, Benjamin Ayuba, Mustapha Yusuf, Aminu Haruna (Men)
Kebbi:
Garuba Lukman (Man)
Kogi:
Blessing Adai, Bukola Adeniyi (Women)
Godwin Emmanuel, Danjuma Bahwet (Men)
Kwara:
Afeezat Mustapha, Kaosarat Adegboyega (Women)
Ridwan Abdulraheem, Tosho Yusuf, Ayomide Folorunsho (Men)
Lagos:
Abosede Bamidele, Ndifreke Benjamin, Bisola Ogunkolade (Women)
Olasunkami Taiwo, Olabode Lawal, Jeremiah Benjamin, Fortune Joseph (Men)
Nasarawa:
Dio Gesiere, Ogah Odu, Olaniyan Faith, Favour Idoliu (Women)
Benjamin Yusuf, Usman Hassan, Yau Sani, Sani Inabo, Abdul Haliru (Men)
Niger:
Destiny Tomizayi, Jamila John (Women)
Elisha Kwange, Yahuza Bello (Men)
Ogun (Host State):
Ozi-Oiza Yakubu, Niniola Ajulo, Patience Onebahmoin-Oloyede, Ohunene Yakubu, Favour Ijaola (Women)
Christopher Bulus, Ayomide Oduwaye, Johnson Odeyemi, Azeez Aleem, Ogunsakin Sunday (Men)
Ondo:
Idowu Lagundoye, Alice Paul (Women)
Henry Aina, Abdulrasheed Mahmud (Men)
Osun:
Deborah Abiodun, Ayotomiwa Oke (Women)
Gabriel Ogungboye, Michael Akinmusire (Men)
Oyo:
Fatimah Ganiyu, Imoleayomi Afolabi (Women)
Ridwan Morakinyo, Mubarak Ganiyu (Men)
Rivers:
Destiny Okhinaye, Bamidele Omolayo, Timipre Maxwell (Women)
Canice Abua, Musa Muhammed, Godsgift Timibra (Men)
Taraba:
Rahila James, Sophia Emeka, Ubandoma Christopher, Punarimam Bajo, Joseph Musa (Women)
Dalhatu Adamu, Joshua Aji, Tobi Kefas, Kwabche Nuhu, Musa Bala (Men)
Invited Junior Athletes (IJA):
Goodnews Aina, Gloria Samuel, Bright Emmanuel, Mohammed Amir, Kevin Bebe Emmanuella, Quzeem Kushimo, Olawale Gbolahan, Isa Yahaya
All athletes are expected to report at the MKO Stadium Tennis Courts in Abeokuta from Wednesday, May 20, 2025 as events begin.
