The sisters, who attended a media conference in company of their mother, Oracene Price at the Palace Hotel in Lagos Wednesday, said every Nigerian girl must rise and achieve her potential. Photos inside
Venus said: “Its so amazing being here for the first time. I
tried several times but I’m glaI made it this time around.
“And, for the Nigerian women, they can do a lot to improve
themselves and we salute the organisers of this initiative for thinking about
women empowerment.”
Venus added that it will be a great opportunity for her to play
an exhibition match against her younger sister, Serena.
“It’s going to be great to play for the Nigeria fans, I don’t
know who will win, but I will play my best game on Friday. Thanks For having us
here in Lagos.”
For Serena, the 15 times grand slam winner said: “We are excited
to be in Nigeria. My first time was a brief stop over when I traveled to an
African country a few years back.
“It was disappointing that I could not interact with Nigerians
back then, that’s why I’m going to cherish every minute I have to spend here
now.
“It also makes me crazy to know that we have many fans in
Nigeria, infact, I receive thousands of messages everyday on Twitter from
Nigerians who were asking if I would come here. Well here I am and It will be a
honour to play against my sister for Nigerians and we will give you a good
show.”
The conference was attended by the Asoju Oba of Lagos, Chief
Molade Okoya-Thomas, Mrs Dehab Ghebreab, the Public Affairs Officer, United
States Consulate General in Lagos, Nigeria and international journalists from
Africa and Europe.
The Williams sisters will train some invited kids during a
tennis clinic slated for the Ikoyi Club Wednesday afternoon.
Source: PMNews
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