Lawal Shehu (born 15 January 1985) is a Nigerian former professional tennis player. A native of Kaduna, Shehu competed for the

Nigeria Davis Cup team The Nigeria men's national tennis team represents Nigeria in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Nigeria Tennis Federation. Nigeria currently compete in Africa Zone Group III. They reached the Group I semifinals in 1988 and 1 ...

from 2005 to 2016, primarily used as a specialist doubles player. He won two ITF Futures titles in doubles. In 2011 he was a doubles silver medalist at the

All-Africa Games The African Games, formally known as the All-Africa Games or the Pan African Games, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the African Union (AU) with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (AN ...

in Maputo, partnering

Candy Idoko Candy Idoko (born 27 September 1985) is a Nigerian former professional tennis player. Born in Kaduna, Idoko played for the Nigeria Davis Cup team between 2007 and 2010, registering wins in four doubles rubbers. Early in his career he secured fund ...

. He was based in France during his career.

ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 4 (2–2)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shehu, Lawal 1985 births Living people Nigerian male tennis players Sportspeople from Kaduna Competitors at the 2011 All-Africa Games African Games silver medalists for Nigeria African Games medalists in tennis