Nigeria Debuts In Wheelchair Tennis World Cup

Nigeria early in the week began to vie for honours at the Wheelchair Tennis World Cup holding in Seoul, South Korea from May 21 to May 27.

  The Nigerian contingent, comprising three players and a coach, is making its debut at the championships and is Africa’s sole representative.

The players are Wasiu Yusuf, Alex Adewale and Jude Uwaize.

 The Media Officer, Nigeria Tennis Federation Lukman Ologunro, told newsmen in Lagos, that the team in Group II will be slugging it out with Germany, Australia, Thailand and Israel.

Ologunro said the players had undergone a three-week intensive training in Lagos before their departure for Seoul with their coach Frank Tarmena.

He explained that a good performance by the players would see Nigeria gain promotion into Group One which has the likes of Netherlands, France, Sweden Poland, Belgium and Great Britain.