Tunisia, North AFrica- Nigerian Junior Tennis team defeated Seychelles 3-0 to pick Bronze in the just concluded I.T.F World Team Cup Junior Qualifying Championship in the capital of Tunisia.
Nigerian hero, Michael Osewa proved his mettle after been beaten in the African Junior Championship in Souths Africa some months back to bounce back to clinch Bronze, beating Damien Laporte in straight sets.
The coach Muhammed Ubale led Team Nigeria returned on Saturday.
In his words ‘’we had a decent performance as we won four of our nine matches in the World Team Cup,’’ he appraised his team and was optimistic about the team getting a qualification in the upcoming year.
Other players include Musa Sani and Saminu Abubakar, who performed in their first international tournament outside the shores of Nigeria at the event in Tunis.
Surely they will do better in later events. Nigerians work hard in every sport. Just give them the support and see them fly. Good one for the country and the young lads.
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