The visit of the Williams Sisters to Nigeria has finally become a reality with the arrival of Venus to Lagos Tuesday afternoon.
P.M.News can report that the seven times Women’s Singles grand slam
winner arrived at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Ikeja via Delta
Airline at about 3p.m
with officials of ‘Breaking The Mould,’ BTM
campaign on ground to receive her.
Although, the American tennis icon wished she could interact well
with the pressmen at the airport, the overzealous security operatives
prevented her from doing so.
“Hello! Hello!! I’m glad to be here in Nigeria,” Venus managed to say
as she was whisked away by the organisers of the four-day visit.
It
was gathered that her younger sister, Serena was also due to arrive
Lagos today as part of Nigeria’s leg of the two-nation tour of Africa by
both the African-American tennis players.
The Williams sisters are scheduled to pay a courtesy visit to
Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola of Lagos State on Wednesday at the State
House in Marina.
They are also scheduled to hold an interactive session with the media
at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island and will play an
exhibition game at the Tennis Section of the Ikoyi Club 1938 and the
Lagos Lawn Tennis Club before they leave Nigeria for Johannesburg, South
Africa on Friday.
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