Nigerian tennis prodigy, Oluwaseun Ogunsakin, is finally set for action at the European Circuit tournament where he hopes to acquire valuable points to improve on his global ratings.
PREMIUM TIMES had reported how Ogunsakin was initially denied a visa after the French embassy in Nigeria said there were ‘reasonable doubts’ about some of the documents submitted on behalf of the 14-year-old.
The French Embassy has since rescinded its earlier decision and granted Ogunsakin the travel documents to join his peers from across the world.
Due to the forced late arrival, the promising Nigerian tennis youngster will be taking part in the remaining four weeks of the training camp and a series of tournaments organised by the Young Stars Association (YSA) in France, Germany, and Belgium.
Richfield Dongo, the General Manager of the Aurum Tennis Academy where Ogunsakin is honing skills, says ‘it is better late than never”.
“Yes he was given the visa on the 10th (July), the whole thing has been resolved … they called for him to have an interview and they cleared up everything,” Mr Dongo told PREMIUM TIMES on the phone on Monday.
He continued: “Yes, he missed the…
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