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Nigeria’s tennis players have been over the moon in response to Davnotch’s increased prize money of its sponsored annual national open tennis championship.
Davnotch’s Managing Director Emmanuel Ochei, unwrapped the package at the just concluded sixth stanza of the annual Davnotch Tourney held at the DayoAkindojuCenter Court Tennis Arena of the Moshood Abiola national Stadium, Abuja.
He noted that the offer, effective next edition, will have the men’s champion carting home one million naira, just as eight hundred thousand naira goes to the women’s champion.
According to Ochei, the increment aims at boosting players’ overall welfare in tune with the current best global practices.
Men’s champion, Yusuf Abubakar expressed gratitude to Davnotch for “providing a resourceful platform for his personal growth and that of tennis generally in Nigeria in view of the fact that the victorious Nigeria Davis Cup team composed of predominantly products of Davnotch’s serial annual sponsorship.
Also, Success Ogunjobi women’s apex player says that she remains grateful to Davnotch for the “soul lifting and inspiring gesture” which according to her is the necessary springboard towards excellence.
Similarly, Yusuf Wasiu men’s wheelchair tennis best and Nigeria’s serial paralympian, observed that Davnotch’s sponsorship of wheelchair tennis has given him a new lease of life.
Likewise, in her observation, Andrea Usoh the women’s wheelchair tennis champion declared that Davnotch has over the years provided wheelchair tennis a sense of belonging and offering a focused means of livelihood.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Tennis Federation has named the Tennis Arena center court after Engr. Dayo Akindoju, the deceased erstwhile president of the Tennis Federation.
