DavNotch Tennis Open: : Adewale, Omisore win second edition of wheelchair Championship

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4 years ago

May 15, 2022

Alexander Adewale, Omisore Kafayat on Saturday in Abuja won respectively the male and female of the second edition of the ongoing DavNotch National Open Tennis Championship in Abuja.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports in the final match of the wheelchair played at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium saw the seed number one Adewale retain his title as the defending champion.

In the final match male competition of the wheelchair Adewale Yusuf Wasiu 6-3 6-3 to emerge champion.

In the female final match Omisore beat Foluke Shodeinde 6-4 6-1 to emerge champion in the female category of the championship.

Speaking after the match, Adewale said he is happy to remain Championship on the male category.

“In the CBN the court will juge the game but my expectation to also win the championship.

“We appeal to the Ministry and the Federation to organise more tournaments so that we will be fit for International championship,”he said.

On her part Omisore said, she is happy that she won the championship.

“I will go and prepare for the next championship in CBN National Tennis Championship.

“I will also fight to win the game CBN that is my second target,”she said.

NAN reports that the winner in the male and female categories won a prize of N150,000 each.

The runner up in the two categories won N100,000 each which the semifinals won N75,000 each.

The quarter finals on two categories won N50,000 each and the First round won N35,000 each.

NAN reports that DavNotch Nigeria Limited is sponsoring the competition which is being organised by the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF).

NAN reports that a total of 32 players are featuring in the female and male categories of the wheelchair championship.

A total of 64 male players and 32 female are featuring in the main category of the championship.

NAN

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Drogba, Amuneke, Eguavoen Lead African Legends’ Arrival in Lagos

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23 hours ago

November 7, 2026

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

With just one day to the much-anticipated Legends of Africa Football Game, Ivorian football icon Didier Drogba has arrived in Lagos, joining an impressive assembly of former African internationals already in the city ahead of Sunday’s star-studded encounter.

Drogba’s arrival further heightens anticipation for the game, which will bring together some of the continent’s most celebrated football figures at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos.

Also in Lagos are Nigerian football greats Mobi Oparaku, Emmanuel Amuneke, Emmanuel Babayaro, Garba Lawal, Austin Eguavoen and Mutiu Adepoju, alongside other members of the legendary Super Eagles generations of 1994 and 1996.

The African contingent also features distinguished names including Togo’s Emmanuel Adebayor, Senegal’s El-Hadji Diouf, Ghana’s Stephen Appiah and Cameroon’s Rigobert Song, among other former international stars.

The excitement will extend beyond the legends’ reunion, with popular Nigerian entertainers and celebrities preparing for a special Celebrity Match as part of the event. Yhemolee, Sheggz, Jeriq, Teddy A and Charles Okocha are among the personalities set to feature in the celebrity fixture, scheduled to begin at 1:30pm.

The Celebrity Match will form part of a wider programme of activities designed to give fans a full day of football, entertainment and celebration before the main legends’ fixture, which kicks off at 5pm. Gates open at 1:30pm.

Organized by Toptier Sports Management in collaboration with Afreximbank and CANEX as part of CANEX WKND 2026, the game will feature 15 Nigerian legends taking on 13 African icons in a celebration of the players whose achievements helped shape the history of football on the continent.

Beyond the match, the programme includes a football clinic involving 500 young players, entertainment and special recognition for the heroes of African football.

The Legends of Africa Football Game promises a memorable gathering of football royalty, bringing together generations of fans to celebrate the enduring legacy of the continent’s finest players.

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