In what would be a consolidation to its maiden coaches/players clinic and tournament which was held in Kano State last year, Golden Penny Noodles is on the verge of developing Nigeria’s wheelchair tennis further as it plans to host the second edition of the event.
Nigeria has been a dominant force in Africa and one of the top countries in the world but the dearth of competitions has hindered the progress of the sport until last year when Golden Penny sponsored a week-long programme which attracted no fewer than 40 coaches and 200 players to the Pyramid City.
Flour Mills Nigeria Plc, makers of Golden Penny Brand of Noodles, through its vice-chairman John Coumanltaros, is delighted to note the constant progress that the country has been making. This is also acknowledged by the International Tennis Federation which recently donated some high-class wheelchairs to Nigeria to further accelerate the growth of the sport in the country.
Nigeria featured in the sport at the last two editions of the Paralympic Games in Beijing and London while the country will also compete at the World Team Cup billed for Turkey from May 20 to 26.