Nigeria on Friday won the gold in the doubles event of the ongoing Puma ITF Wheelchair Tennis Futures in Abuja, to prove the dominance of the country in African wheelchair tennis.
The duo of Alex Adewale and Wasiu Yusuf won the doubles final with a comprehensive 6-1, 6-0 victory over Peter Naveh and Collins Omonde of Kenya while Kafayat Omisore paired Kemi Oluwasegun to beat Kenya’s Jane Ndenga who partnered homegirl Foluke Shodehinde to clinch the women’s doubles title.
The final of the $3, 000 prize-money event holds on Saturday, November 3 with Omisore facing prime seed, Ndenga in the women’s singles final while the other Nigeria-Kenya showdown will see Adewale confronts Naveh, the top seed, in the men’s singles final.
Adewale, a London 2012 Paralympian thanked former Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) president, Engineer Sani Ndanusa for facilitating the event which he pointed will serve as a stepping stone to most of the players who were making their debut at an international tournament.
Nigeria’s coach, Frank Tarmena is optimistic of a clean medal sweep as he commends the players for their commitment to excel at the wheelchair tennis tournament.
Tarmena, the ITF Wheelchair Developmental Officer for West and Central Africa believes the success enjoyed by the Team Nigeria will rekindle the huge interest in the game urging sponsors to identify with the sport.
ITF W/Chair Tennis Futures: Nigeria win gold in doubles event
