WHERE ARE THE PLAYERS & OFFICIALS?

For weeks now I have been talking about nothing than the history and gradual growth of tennis. The facilities are not yet world standards. But the question is are there enough and quality players and dedicated world class officials to put these facilities in use. In the early times when tennis started in Ghana there were names like Tony Annan and Gamel. These two men and others by no small means fought for the country on the fore front of tennis.

 Even though there is less interest in tennis by the government and the public I must say that there still eligible players who are doing good in this field. In this part of the continent it is not a strange phenomena that there is low interest in the sport. Most people see it as a leisure for the rich than a game or sport for all. Just last month, Robert Kpodo, Emmanuel Mensah, Albert Arthur and George Darko, have made the country proud by moving to the next stage of the Euro/Africa Zone Three Group B round of the Davis Cup to be held in Egypt.