Odizor, Okocha for NCC Tennis League game

Odizor, Okocha for NCC Tennis League game 22 Aug 2015 1:29 AM Tennis icon, Nduka Odizor, football maestro, Austin Okocha, and Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh, would be special guests of honour at the final Blue Group round robin match between Team Civil Defence and Team Tombim, which would take place at the Package B tennis courts of the Abuja National Stadium on Saturday. Odizor, who played in all the Grand Slams and attained a career highest ranking of 52, has described the NCC Tennis League as “a huge opportunity and platform for Nigerian tennis players to make their breakthrough.” Team Tombim, which is hosting, is featuring some of the best emerging younger generation of tennis players with recent international exposure. Their lead player, Moses Michael, is the highest ranked Nigerian on the ATP Tour and won the Lagos Governors Cup last year. He also played in eight weeks of the Egyptian satellite early this year along with teammate Christian Paul. Former national champion, Henry Atseye, and a CBN Senior Championship semifinalist, Onyeka Mbanu,are also in the team. For the women’s singles and mixed doubles, Team Tombim has Sarah Adegoke, the national No.2 seed. Team Civil Defence, on the other hand, parades a collection of past and current national champions. Clifford Enosoregbe and Christie Agugbom, current men’s and women’s national champions respectively, lead the team. They will be supported by former national champions, Shehu Lawal and Babalola Abdulmumuni as well as in-form Nonso Madueke and team captain Jonah Samuel.