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Inspiring! 11 Year Old Nigerian Tennis Youngster, Marylove Edwards, Becomes No. 3 In Africa

Inspiring! 11 Year Old Nigerian Tennis Youngster, Marylove Edwards, Becomes No. 3 In Africa

11-year-old Nigerian Tennis player, Marylove Edwards from Ishan, Edo State is on the way to etching her name among world Tennis greats after coming out third at the 2016 ITF/CAT 12 and Under Talent Identification Programme in Morocco.

According to reports, the genius youngster beat her Kenyan opponent 6-1, 6-1 in the third-place match after losing 7-5, 6-7, 4-6 to her Moroccan opponent in the semi-final.

The tennis competition which held between August 26th and 28th recorded participants of over 80 players from 25 countries.

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The youngster, who was born on March 18, 2005, started playing tennis at age 4 under the guidance of her father, Eddy Edwards, and was coached by Nigeria junior tennis head coach, Mohammed Ubale.

Before her trip to Morocco, the champion won last year’s U-14 CBN Junior Tennis Championship and the NNPC Junior Tennis Masters.

Alongside Barakat Quadri, Edwards saw off Anna Lumengo and Manuella Eloundou of Cameroun 6-3, 6-4 to win the 2016 ITF/CAT West and Central Africa Junior Championships holding in Abuja U-14 girls category.

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Last week, Edwards alongside Suleiman Ibrahim and Daniel Adeleye traveled to Casablanca, Morocco, to feature in the Morocco 2016 ITF/CAT 12 & Under Talent Identification Programme.

Marylove is being managed by creative talent agency.

Photo Credit: Temple Management Company

 

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