Nigeria’s tennis players have been over the moon in response to Davnotch’s increased prize money of its sponsored annual national open tennis championship.
Davnotch’s Managing Director, Emmanuel Ochei, unwrapped the package at the just concluded sixth stanza of the annual Davnotch Tourney held at the DayoAkindojuCenter Court Tennis Arena of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja.
He noted that the offer, effective next (seventh) edition, will have the men’s champion carting home N1million, just as N800,000 prize is stake for the women’s champion.
According to Ochei, the increment aims at boosting players’ overall welfare in tune with the current best global practices.
Men’s champion, Yusuf Abubakar, expressed gratitude to Davnotch for “providing a resourceful platform for his personal growth and that of tennis generally in Nigeria in view of the fact that the victorious Nigeria Davis Cup team composed of predominantly products of Davnotch’s serial annual sponsorship.
