Tennis- Davis Cup kicks-off on Wednesday
ABC league kicks-off on 5 March
Tennis- Davis Cup kicks-off on Wednesday
Accra (Greater Accra) 15 Feb 2000
The eight-nation Euro-Africa Zone four tournament of the Davis Cup kicks off at the Accra Sports Stadium tennis courts on Wednesday, 16 February.
Ghana, Azerbaijan, Mauritius and Cameroon are in group B while Algeria, Sudan, Liechtenstein and Andorra are in group A in the week- long competition.
The last time Ghana hosted the Davis Cup was in 1996 in the Euro-Africa Zone one ahead of Britain, but lost all her five matches. And for the first time since 1996, the Golden Rackets, Ghana's national tennis team, will be without its two top players, Frank Ofori and Isaac Donkor.
No official reason has been given for their removal from the team though they were in town early enough for the tournament.
A source close to the Ghana Tennis Association said they (Frank and Isaac) are to justify their inclusion before Wednesday's competition.
The official brochures for the competition released in Accra on Monday, named Ghana's team as Courage Anyidoho, Gunther Darkey, Samuel Fumi and Thomas Debrah with David Churcher as the captain.
Ghana start her campaign against Azerbaijan in the opening match on Wednesday, Algeria take on Liechtenstein, Andorra clash with Sudan and Cameroon lock horns with Mauritius, all on the same day.
The round-robin matches will end on Friday and the four top teams will play in the semi-final matches on Saturday.
The two winners in the semi-final matches will automatically qualify for Zone three next year.
The Grand finale is scheduled for Sunday, February 20.
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ABC league kicks-off on 5 March
Accra (Greater Accra) 15 Feb 2000
This year's ABC premier football league kicks-off on Sunday, 5 March at all league centres.
According to the year's soccer calendar released by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) in Accra on Monday, the league will be preceded by the annual congress of the GFA on Thursday, 17 February at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration.
However, the league will go on recess intermittently for international assignments involving the Black Stars and the Black Satellites.
According to the programme, the league will take a break after the fifth matches of the first round to enable the national under-20 side, the Black Satellites, to engage their Camerounian counterparts at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday, 26 March.
The Black Stars play Tanzania in a World Cup qualifier at home on Sunday, 23 April after the 11th week fixtures.
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