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Davis Cup and Results

Nigeria’s tennis achievements, from junior titles in West Africa to the Davis Cup World Group.

Nigerian junior champions holding trophies with an official

Checked 30 September 2026

Nigeria in the Davis Cup

In February 2026, in front of home fans at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Nigeria beat seeded Uzbekistan 3-1 to reach World Group II, a return to the World Group that began under the late NTF president Ifedayo Akindoju. In September a short-handed team of Canice Abua, Yusuf Abubakar and Michael Emmanuel lost 4-0 to Morocco in Rabat. Nigeria now face El Salvador away on 5 to 7 February 2027 to keep their World Group II place.

Nigeria in the Davis Cup: key ties
Date	Tie	Result
1986	Davis Cup Africa Zone	Winners, beating Tunisia, Senegal and Algeria
7 to 8 Feb 2026	World Group II play-off v Uzbekistan, Lagos Lawn Tennis Club	Won 3-1
Sep 2026	World Group II v Morocco, Rabat	Lost 0-4
5 to 7 Feb 2027	World Group II play-off v El Salvador (away)	Coming up

Nigerians at the Olympics

Nigerian tennis players at the Olympic Games
Games	Player	Result
Seoul 1988	Nduka Odizor	Competed in singles
Seoul 1988	Tony Mmoh	Lost in round 2 to Michiel Schapers (Netherlands)
Seoul 1988	Sadiq Abdullahi	Lost in round 1 to Javier Sánchez (Spain)
Atlanta 1996	Sule Ladipo	Lost in round 1 to Jason Stoltenberg (Australia)

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Achievements in our archive

Nigeria lawn tennis team has participated in both local and international competitions where they have either recorded victories or lose in the competition;

The Nigeria male tennis team participated in the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis where they qualified for the quarter-final of the men’s doubles event of the first leg.

Nigeria junior Igbinovia Osewa, Nigeria lawn tennis player who participated in the 2017 International Tennis Federation became the first in the Nigerian lawn tennis team to emerge as the winner by defeating Maiga Quattara Burkina Faso with 6 - 1, 6 - 2 in the male under 16 category.

Nigerian tennis teen star, Marylove Edwards who represented Nigeria at West Central U14 Championship defeated Kumba of Mali 6-2, 6-0 to emerge as the new champion. This made her be ranked first in Africa for U14 Girls from June 2017.

Nigeria tennis team who represented in the West and Central African tennis tournament that took place in Togo became the overall winner and won 7 gold and 1 bronze medal at the ITF/CAT under 16 tournament

Nigerian men’s players at national championships

Checked 30 September 2026

Nigeria at the Commonwealth Games and African Games

Tennis has been played at the Commonwealth Games only once, in Delhi in 2010, and Nigeria did not enter. At the African Games, Nigeria’s women have won a team medal at three Games in a row.

Nigeria at the Commonwealth Games and African Games, checked 30 September 2026
Games	Nigeria’s record
Commonwealth Games	Held only in 2010; Nigeria did not enter
African Games 2015, Brazzaville	Men’s team silver; women’s team bronze
African Games 2019, Rabat	Women’s team bronze; women’s doubles bronze (Barakat Quadre and Adesuwa Osabuohien)
African Games 2023, Accra	Women’s team silver (with Marylove Edwards); women’s doubles bronze (Divine Nweke and Oyinlomo Quadre)

The next African Games are in Cairo, Egypt, from 20 January to 7 February 2027. See the full medal stories on our Commonwealth Games and African Games pages.