Thursday, June 4, 2026

The Sun Nigeria

Sports minister declares Davis Cup qualifiers open

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Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, has called on the six countries participating in the Group III of the Davis Cup African region to compete under atmosphere of friendship saying sports should promote unity among countries in Africa nay the world.

The minister, while wishing the Nigerian contingent the best of luck, said he’s looking forward to the nearest future when Nigerian players will compete in ATP and Grand Slams.

“Nigeria team has my best wishes. They are hosting to win. They are hosting to win. Nigeria has waited for too long to get a set up tennis players that are competitive and that can be part of the ATP and Grand Slam and all that.

“It gives me great pleasure to welcome all of you, the participating countries, in this game. This is the World Cup of tennis. This is where it begins just like in football unarguably Nigeria’s most popular and followed sport. The World Cup qualifiers have already started and we believe that this is the beginning of the World Cup qualifiers for tennis.