Finalists Emerge At CBN Junior Tennis
With the preliminary games concluded at the Tennis courts of the National Stadium Surulere, Lagos on Friday, all road will now lead to the Ikoyi Club 1938 for the grand finale holding on Saturday 28 March, 2026.
Those who excelled in Friday’s semi finals include Damilola Agunbiade representing Cross River state who defeated Wisdom Effiong 9-8 in what could be described as a narrow escape for the confident looking Damilola Agunbiade while Heman Afaramai beat Joel Michael 9-4 in their semi-finals match-up.
Also through to the finals is Gloria Samuel who defeated Barakat Ganiyu 9-2 in the Girls 16s category first semi-finals while Favour James dismissed the hot challenge of Omoyinka Ayinla whom she defeated 9-4.
Both players will now clash in the final on Saturday at the Ikoyi club 1938.
Also through to the finals are ; Godwin Afaramai ( boys 14 s ) who beat Divine Ezaka 9-6 and Alaba Adesinka that ran home with a 9-5 victory over Abdulkarim Mohammed.
Another interesting finalist is Gideon Peter who registered a 9-0 win over Best Babalola.
Speaking soon after his semi-final victory, Damilola said ‘ some games are like that, and it is what it is.
My focus now is on Saturday’s final and God being on my side, I know I will win’ ,he said
Championship coordinator, Mr. Godwin Kienka praised the young players for uplifting the standard of the game this year.
Singling out players like Damilola Agunbiade, Kienka said the cross River State based player has so far displayed some skills that surpassed even the standard of the 2025 finals which is the essence of the championship.
He also praised some players like Heman Afaramai and Pinky Onyemenam among others for standing tall throughout the duration of the weeklong preliminaries at the Tennis Courts of National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.
