Africa-Press – Angola. Qualifying as many players as possible for the next African Championship is the main objective of the national tennis teams (Under-14 and 16), of both sexes, in the Zonal of the Southern Region of the continent, which will be played in 5 on January 14, 2024, in Windhoek, Namibia.
In evaluating just three days of preparation for the Angolan team, made up of eight tennis players, coach José Almeida stated (Thursday), in Luanda, that the technical and competitive level demonstrated by the squad allows them to fight for positive results.
He added that the best in both categories are part of the country as a whole, continuing to work hard, so that they can reach the capacity to face strong opponents in the Namibian capital.
In this first cycle, according to the coach at the Tennis Academy at Kikuxi Villas Club (KVC), in Viana, where daily training takes place, the sessions focus mainly on improving ball strikes and subsequently moving on to tactical aspects and playing strategies. game.
The tennis players Jolino Simão, Joaquim Domingos, Justino Rodrigues (KVC) and Riqueline Lemos (Clube de Ténis de Luanda) are part of the national teams, in men, Sirka Assonjo, Catarina Manaças (KVC), Ana Lemos (Jacquisa) and Dandara Roque (Banguela Banana), in females.
In the previous Zonal, held in Zimbabwe, only the Angolan player Daniel Domingos (KVC) managed to qualify for the African Championship, held in Tunisia, in April this year, where he positioned himself among the ten best on the continent.
The next African Championship does not yet have a defined date or host country.
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