No be small gist o! Nigeria No.1 tennis player, Daniel Adeleye, don make us shine for Davis Cup World Group II playoffs as e carry Nigeria waka enter top-level play. Wetin inspire am? Na im dog wey him get when he dey small! This one no be joke o; as Nigerians dey call am, dogged spirit don carry am reach this level!
Adeleye show wetin him sabi for Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, as him lead Nigeria beat Uzbekistan 3-1. The match dey hot, no be lie! Saturday wey dem start, na so dem tie 1-1. But Sunday, everything change as Nigeria dey fire on all cylinders. Adeleye come rescue dem after Abua get wahala for him game.
Na him don bring the score back to equal level after he beat Usmonjonov 6-2, 6-4. Na that one wey set pace for him to finish the job on Sunday with another fine performance against Ilya Ignatov, wey him beat 6-3, 6-4. Na so Nigeria take collect the ticket to World Group II wey go happen after US Open for September 18 to 20, 2026. Chai! This boy no dey play at all!
As he dey reminisce about him dog, wey don give am spirit, Adeleye talk say,
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