Nigeria's tennis sensation wins Africa Junior Championship

• Published date: 13 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

Atennis sensation, Ohunene Comfort Yakubu, 14, has become the first Nigerian to win the singles and doubles for Under 16 African Junior Championship West and Central zone.

Ohunene made history at the CAT West and Central Africa Junior Tennis Championship in the Girls U-16 event when she won her singles final against Gnarou Anne-Marie Togolese 6-0, 6-0.

She and her partner, Etoro Bassey also won their doubles final against Ghanaian Tomegah Sisu-Makena and Tracy Ampah 6-1, 6-2.

Ohunene had to fight to the end before making it to the final.

She played a four-hour long final set match against a very resilient Tracy Ampah, the tournament's number two seed, before triumphing with a 6-7, 6-3, 7-5 win to meet Gnarou.

She is consistently paving her journey to legacy and becoming a household name within the Tennis community and globally within the coming years.

In 2015, the tennis sensation emerged winner of the MLMTP Tennis Open U-8.

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