Godwin Kienka
1 Jul 2022
One of the forces behind the novel Sports Performance Reward Fund, Godwin Kienka, believes the initiative will galvanise Nigerian athletes and give them the impetus...
30 Nov 2021
The 2021 SNEPCo Junior Tennis Championship, which ended in Port Harcourt at the weekend, has thrown up a ‘no miss’ talent in the Boys U-10 category.
14 Sep 2021
South Atlantic Petroleum has thrown its weight behind the International Tennis Academy (ITA) Junior Tennis Circuit, which has provided the platform for discovery and development of tennis talents in Nigeria.
11 Sep 2021
The Director of International Tennis Academy, Godwin Kienka, has called on the Ekiti and Oyo State Governments to send two outstanding tennis talents - Seun Ogunsakin and Mubarak Ganiyu .....
2 Sep 2019
Father and son partnership, Godwin and Kalada Kienka have won three games to set the pace at the OVH Energy Doubles Tennis Tournament, which enters the crucial stage from today at the Ikoyi Club 1938 tennis courts
16 Jun 2017
Former international tennis star, Godwin Kienka, was philosophical in handling his exclusion from the elections. Kienka, who headed a Sport Reform Committee set up by the Sports Ministry last year.
29 May 2017
The second-seeded Kienka, who also triumphed when the two met in last year’s final, had a superior tactical approach that saw him overrun his much younger opponent for a 6-7 (5), 6-1, 10-5 triumph.
6 Sep 2016
Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, has revealed that the ministry declared a state of emergency in the country’s sports to push Nigerians into taking critical look at the sector with a view to repositioning it.
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