Over 200 smashers for Odele age-group tennis meet

August 15, 2025 by Our Reporter

Over 200 young tennis players between the ages of 12 and 16 have registered for this year’s Gbolahan Odele age group tennis tournament.

The annual tournament which is now in its third edition is being staged by Badejo Sports with boys and girls expected to compete in the U-12, U-14 and U-16 categories respectively.

Iconic Adejumo Tennis Sports Centre will host the event expected to run between Monday , August 18^th  and Saturday, August 23^rd .

Sponsor of the event, Chief Gbolahan Odele, said  he’s  looking forward to an exciting display of tennis by the young smasher coming for the event.

Chief Odele said: “It has always been a good feeling to see young ones happy to be with one another and to also compete in a good atmosphere of love in the spirit of fair play.

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 “Again, it is an opportunity to expose these players more in the game so that they can be future champions for Nigeria.”

Tournament Director, Coach Dele Badejo, says this edition is unique because it will see the youngsters compete for Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) points.

 “If they do well here they will gain enough points that can take them to compete in global junior tennis circuits. We are always proud of this event because of the quality of players we see in every edition.

 “We expect a higher standard than that of last edition and I can also confirm that all arrangements have been concluded to make this event hitch free in all areas,” Badejo said.

David Edwards won the U-16 Boys category in the 2024 edition just as Goodness Aina won the U-16 cadre of the competition.