Nigerian junior tennis players delivered impressive performances Friday at the ongoing 2026 NASCO/ITF J30 World Tennis Tour Junior Championship in Abuja.
Local players dominated the girls’ events, securing all spots in the singles final and highlighting Nigeria’s strong showing at the tournament.
It was reported that Khadijat Mohammed and Success Ogunjobi will contest an all-Nigerian girls’ singles final on Saturday at the Tennis Complex of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja.
Mohammed advanced to the final after a commanding 6-0, 6-0 victory over compatriot Emmanuel Kwange in the semifinals.
Ogunjobi also booked her place with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Gloria Samuel in the second semifinal.
In the girls’ doubles final, Nigerian pair Emmanuel Kwange and Success Ogunjobi claimed the title after defeating Khadijat Mohammed and Sri Lanka’s V.D. Rashmi Omaye Wijewardana 6-1, 6-2.
Earlier, Mohammed and Wijewardana edged Nigeria’s Toluwalashe Agunbiade and Lithuania’s Roneta Kacinskaite 7-6, 4-6, 10-7 in the semifinals.
Kwange and Ogunjobi reached the final after defeating Nigerian duo Daisy Okechukwu and Gloria Samuel 6-3, 6-4.
In the boys’ singles, Nigeria’s Gbolahan Olawale recovered from a set down to beat compatriot Seyi Ogunsakin 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 and qualify for the final.
Olawale will face China’s Hengzhi Cui, who defeated China’s Jinxuan Cheng 6-4, 6-1 in the other semifinal.
However, Olawale missed out on the boys’ doubles title as the Chinese pair of Jinxuan Cheng and Hengzhi Cui defeated him and partner Ishaku Kwange 6-2, 4-6, 10-5 in the final.
The championship will conclude Saturday with the singles finals, featuring Mohammed versus Ogunjobi in the girls’ final, and Olawale against Cui in the boys’ final.
A total of 14 countries are participating in the second week of the tournament, which began Monday and is scheduled to end Saturday in Abuja.
