Sports
Alfred Out Lures Financial Institution To Boost Tennis
By Isoni Isoni, Calabar.
The Chief Executive of Otu Tennis Limited and a former tennis star in the country, Mr. Alfred Otu is not a happy man at least for now following the dwindling standard of the thrilling game of tennis in Nigeria.
Bearing his mind to the Gleamer News Otu who represented the country in the international scene while serving the military in the seventies and eighties said the only way out of this mess is for the financial institutions in the country to come to the rescue by using part of their annual profits for the development of the game as obtainable in other climes.
He said the appeal became necessary because any amount spent to develop the game will help to take the kids off the streets and give them means of livelihood.
Alfred Otu who had designed and constructed tennis courts in Lagos, Calabar, Delta, and other cities across the country is sad that a big country like Nigeria with huge human and material resources that used to be at the forefront in the game of tennis in the continent is now playing a second fiddle to countries like Benin Republic, Togo, Cameroon, Kenya, Ghana, etc.
And to buttress his facts, he disclosed to the Gleamer News how the International Tennis Federation (ITF) used to support the country in the past by providing tennis equipment and scholarships to help the kids who had embraced the game but corrupt tennis officials in the country in those days used to divert the equipment to commercial sports shops and awarded scholarships meant for the kids to their children and relations.
Sports
AACT 2026: 31 Days to Africa’s Big Sporting Gathering in Abuja
Joel Ajayi
The countdown to the 2026 All Africa Challenge Trophy (AACT) has officially entered the final month, with just 31 days to go before Africa’s leading women’s team golf championship tees off at the IBB International Golf & Country Club in Abuja.
In a statement signed by the AACT 2026Director of Communication Kayode Adeniyi on Friday in Abuja.
Under the theme “Africa Is Coming to Abuja,” the countdown campaign will spotlight the championship, the participating nations, the players, the host venue and the growing development of women’s golf across the continent.
The 2026 AACT, scheduled for November 2–7, will bring together women’s golfing talent from across Africa for six days of continental competition in Nigeria’s capital.
As preparations continue at the IBB International Golf & Country Club, attention is increasingly turning to Abuja, where the championship will provide a platform for African golfers to compete while also showcasing Nigeria’s hospitality and the country’s growing profile as a destination for major sporting events.
The countdown will feature daily stories, interviews, player and country profiles, tournament facts, behind-the-scenes updates and features on the host venue as the championship draws closer.
The campaign will also highlight the role of the Ladies Golf Association of Nigeria (LGAN), the Local Organising Committee and other stakeholders in preparing for the continental championship.
With just 31 days remaining, anticipation is building across the African golfing community as Abuja prepares to welcome the continent’s leading women golfers.
Africa is coming to Abuja.
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