It means the country is guaranteed a place in the finals of the two categories of the tournament it has emerged as overall winners since 2012.
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Third-seeded Edward, who is the only female member of the five-man team, defeated Hoziane Kitambala of Kenya 6-4, 6-0 in the girls’ 14 and under to enhance her chances of progressing to the knockout stage, while Abamu triumphed over Forkane Lebdi of Algeria 6-3, 7-5 to also take a step at securing passage from the preliminary stage
However, there was a big blow for the team, which topped the overall medals table at the Zonal Championship held in January in Lome, Togo, with star player, Oyinlomo Quadri, forced out of the week-long tournament due to injury sustained in a tournament in Morocco on Thursday
The clash of the two youngsters is the second straight final meeting, with Quadri triumphing 6-3, 6-3 in Abuja last year
All eyes would be on Team Nigeria’s captain, Oyinlomo Quadri, as she returns to the continent following her glorious campaign in 2016 highlighted by her winning of an unprecedented three-straight ITF 16 and under junior circuit titles