Organisers of the Amazons Tennis Event have introduced a big enhance in prize cash forward of the extremely anticipated 2026 version, scheduled for March 28 on the historic Lagos Garden Tennis Membership, Onikan.
This 12 months’s event, tagged Amazons 2.0, continues its speedy progress, with over 130 feminine athletes set to compete in celebration of Worldwide Ladies’s Month, making it one of many largest women-focused tennis occasions in Nigeria.
In recognition of the gamers’ dedication and rising competitiveness, organisers confirmed an improved prize construction:
Winner: ₦300,000
Runner-Up: ₦200,000
The prize cash is sponsored by Igboya Bitters, whose CEO, Okafor Ugochukwu Edwin, expressed sturdy help for the initiative and its affect on girls’s empowerment.
“Our girls are treasured jewels we can not have fun sufficient. Supporting this event was a simple choice for us,” he stated.
“You will need to reward effort, encourage participation, and promote a wholesome and powerful group of girls by way of sport.”
Past the prize cash, the Amazons Event continues to face out as a platform that celebrates resilience, unity, and empowerment by way of tennis. The occasion is designed not solely to offer competitors but in addition to encourage extra girls to embrace the game and construct a robust leisure tennis group.
With pleasure constructing and preparations in full swing, gamers are able to take middle stage in what guarantees to be an exciting and aggressive showcase of expertise.
As rackets rise and anticipation grows, the Amazons 2.0 Tennis Event is about to ship one other memorable chapter—one which reinforces its mission of selling girls in sports activities whereas creating alternatives for recognition, progress, and celebration.
