Prior to the commencement of the competition, the Nigerian boys’ team was ranked 18, but with the classification victory over New Zealand at the weekend, they have gained one place in the ranking to move to 17th best in the world junior team ranking
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The players that will be competing for honours on behalf ofNigeria at the tournament, which will feature about 160 players from over 30 African countries, are Christopher Bulus, Christopher Itodo (boys 16&under), Gabriel Friday, Michael Osewa (boys 14&under), Angel McLeod (girls 16&under) and Marylove Edwards (girls 14&under). Edwards, 11, made her international debut at the qualifiers in Abuja, where she won a silver in the singles and gold medal in the doubles