Nigeria’s junior tennis coach, Mohammed Ubale, disclosed that other players that are called up for the team event expected to feature about 12 countries are David Ekpeyong, Iye Onoja and Oiza Yakubu
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Ubale, alongside five players, are scheduled to arrive the South African capital in the early hours of Thursday from Lagos, but despite the absence of team captain, Oyinlomo Barakat Quadri, as a result of injury, the coach is keen to see Nigeria match its best outing at the tournament featuring over 100 players from about 30 countries
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 win reaffirms Nigeria’s status as the regional superpower