With gladiators gradually being separated from pretenders, boys 14s top seed, Isa Yahaya who was given a wide card to play in the boys 16 category has justified his inclusion in the boys 16 cadre after he qualified for boys 16s as well as the boys 14s semi-finals to be decided on Friday 2nd of May 2025.
With the draws yet to be made at the time of going to press, tournament chat revealed that Isa Yahaya may likely be drawn to face 16s boys top seed and defending champion, Gbolahan Olawale from Ondo State who survived an early exit scare from Abdulrasheed Yusuf from Kano state or 2nd seed, Seyi Ogunsakin, another strong title contender from Ekiti state.
Other semi-finalists in the Boys 14s category include, Garuba Taiwo (Ogun State), Goodluck Tersoo (Abuja) and Joel Michael from Lagos.
In the Girls 14s semi-finals match up, tournament top seed and defending champion, Mofi Atilola who already has her eyes glued to the trophy, said nothing will stop her from advancing to final and eventually lifting the trophy on Saturday.
Aside from the boys and girls 16s and boys and girls 14s, Fridays semi- finals will also include the boys 12s and girls 12s categories according to the Organizers.
Meanwhile, Coach Akinwumi Ogunsakin from Ekiti state who registered ten players in this year’s CBN Junior Tennis championship, said the effort is worthwhile as the children have been richly blessed with new skills in the game
