Nigeria on Friday won four gold and three silver medals in the doubles events of the 2016 ITF/CAT West and Central Africa Junior Championships holding at the National Tennis Centre, Abuja.
In the Boys’ 12&u doubles final, Daniel Adeleye and Sulaiman Ibrahim defeated Kabba of Togo and Kamara of Sierra Leone, while in the Boys’ 14&u, Michael Osewa and Friday Gabriel paired to beat their fellow Nigerians, Saminu Abubakar and Musa Sani 7-6 (3), 6-4.
In the Girls’ 16&u, Adetayo Adetunji combined with Angel McLeod to beat Mattu Kamara of Sierra Leone and Linda Eloundou of Cameroun 6-0, 7-5 to clinch the title, while in the 14&u, Barakat Quadri and Marylove Edwards saw off Anna Lumengo and Manuella Eloundou of Cameroun 6-3, 6-4.
Nigeria, however, have to settle for silver medals in the Boys’ 16&u as Christopher Itodo and Peter Lawal lost to Dalmas N’tchaa of Benin and Jacques Sewavi of Togo 6-4, 6-2.
It was the same story in the Girls’ 12&u as Timiprie Maxwell and Rebecca Ekpeyong succumbed to Sedjo Coulibaly of Cote d’Ivoire and Indira Maffo Ronkan of Gabon 1-6, 6-4, 10-5.
The final of the tournament, which is featuring 12 countries, will be played on Saturday with Nigeria competing in the 16&u final for boys and girls, while there will be an all-Nigeria final in the boys’ 14&u singles as Osewa faces Gabriel and Quadri and Edwards clash for the girls’ 14&u title.
The other singles final involving two Nigerians is between Adeleye and Ibrahim in the boys’ 12&u.
The championship, which features 10 countries, serves as qualifier for the African Junior Championship in Pretoria, South Africa in March.
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