Enugu, Nigeria’s coal city, is already agog for the NCC Tennis League semifinal clash between Team Civil Defence, winners of the Blue Group and Team Ogun, runners up from the White Group, taking place at the Enugu Sports Club from Friday October 23 to Sunday October 25.
The two teams between them will be parading five past and current national champions.
“We as members of the Enugu Sports Club and sports lovers in Enugu state generally are very excited to have these top players come to Enugu to play good tennis. We have jokingly told club tennis players in Enugu who play “anyhow tennis” to come with their notebooks to take notes on how good tennis should be played. It’s a long time we saw good tennis in these parts, ” said Barrister Arum, who was recently voted in as club president.
Arum added, “The occasion could not have been better timed as we have just completed the renovation of the club house. The centre court will also be renovated for the tie.”
Team Civil Defence has in their ranks the current national men’s and ladies’ singles champions – Clifford Enosoregbe and Christie Agugbom. The team also has Shehu Lawal and Abdulmumuni Babalola, two former national champions.
However, they will be up against an equally formidable Team Ogun, which has on their list Ronke Akingbade, winner of the CBN Senior Championship in 2013 currently ranked No. 4, as well as Joseph Imeh, a top 10 player who beat Enosoregbe at the Ikoyi club Masters last December.
