The Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF)has put all logistics in place to ensure that the country is represented at the Africa Tennis Junior Championship which holds in Botswana from March 29 to April 14.
Six tennis players are already in camp in Lagos for the Championship.
In an interview with the Nationsports, the vice president of NTF, Yemi Owoseni stated that the players will leave for Botswana in a couple on days . The players will be accompanied by the national junior tennis coach, Balemu Mohammed.
Meanwhile, Ekiti State is set to host tennis players across the 36 states of the country at the National Tennis Championship. (NJTC)Players will be invited by their respective sports council to represent in the tennis championship.
Owoseni stated that this was an ongoing developmental plan geared towards improving the racket game in the country.
Meanwhile, plans also in place for players who perform exceedingly well in Botswana to go on a training tour of South Africa for a month.
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NTF prepares six for Botswana