The demise of Nigeria’s tennis identified

By Rasheed Adewuyi

visionless administrators with ill advised, and poor decision making skills, have been identified as the main reasons tennis is dying in Nigeria

This was the view of Seoul 88 Olympian Sodiq Abdulahi in an exclusive interview with Sports Joust.

Abdulahi explained that the Nigeria Tenis Federation (NTTF) would have achieved a lot, if those saddled with the responsibility of managing the game had known how to plan for the future.

” For us to take tennis to greater heights, we need people with good vision, those who can give better advice and leaders with the best decisions that can help develop the game”, Abdulahi said.

Abdulahi who assured that the problems facing tennis in Nigeria would soon be a thing of the past, said his vision 2035 grassroot programme slated for Abeokuta this summer is aimed at tapping budding talents in the game.

He added “Vision 2035 is all about taking the game from the grassroots to the top. It is a programme built around education with the aim of pushing out future stars”

Sodiq is partnering with former Super Eagles forward Segun Odegbami.

He won the Gulder championship, Kaduna clay court, Ikoyi Open, Anambra open and Dala hardcourt before he traveled to the United States of America.