{"id":47059,"date":"2023-07-10T16:36:55","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T16:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/rwanda-names-squad-for-davis-cup-africa-group-iv-tourney"},"modified":"2023-07-10T16:54:53","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T16:54:53","slug":"rwanda-names-squad-for-davis-cup-africa-group-iv-tourney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/rwanda-names-squad-for-davis-cup-africa-group-iv-tourney","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda names squad for Davis Cup Africa Group IV tourney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Alexis Kayinamura<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Rwanda has confirmed a five-man squad that will take part in the 2023 Davis Cup Africa Group IV tournament due in Kigali from July 26-29.<\/p>\n<p>The hosts are among eight countries which will have representatives at the four-day tournament which will see young tennis players bring the Tennis show at the clay courts at Kigali Ecology Tennis Club.<\/p>\n<p>Other countries set to participate in the Davis Cup Africa Group IV include Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique and Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The top two countries will be promoted in Group III while the last two will relegated in Group V.<\/p>\n<p>The Rwanda squad, coached by Dieudonne Habiyambere, includes Etienne Niyigena, Ernest Habiyambere, Junior Hakizumwami, Joshua Muhire and Claude Ishimwe.<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda hosted the 2022 edition which left Togo crowned champions after the hosts in the final.<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda has been competing in the Davis Cup since 2001. The country\u2019s best performance was in 2019 when they earned a Group III promotion after winning the Group IV tournament in Brazzaville.<\/p>\n<p>Eric Hagenimana, Alain Hakizimana and Jean-Claude Gasigwa are the best players Rwanda has ever produced through to the Davis Cup.<\/p>\n<p>About Davis Cup<\/p>\n<p>The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men&#8217;s tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from over 140 competing countries.<\/p>\n<p>It is described by the organisers as the &#8220;World Cup of Tennis&#8221;, and the winners are referred to as the World Champions.<\/p>\n<p>The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Great Britain and the United States. By 2023, 155 nations entered teams into the competition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\">Rwanda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexis Kayinamura Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. Rwanda has confirmed a five-man squad that will take part in the 2023 Davis Cup Africa Group IV tournament due in Kigali from July 26-29. 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