Ghana's national women's tennis team, the Diamond Rackets, departs for Gaborone, Botswana, today, July 9 to participate in the 2026 Billie Jean King Cup.
The tournament by Gainbridge Africa Group III, is scheduled to commence on July 13, 2026.
The prestigious competition, regarded as the world's premier international team event in women's tennis, will bring together 11 African nations competing for promotion to the Europe/Africa Group II in 2027.
Joining Ghana in this year's tournament are Algeria, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Kenya, Madagascar, Namibia, Nigeria, Tunisia, and Zimbabwe.
Team Ghana Ready for the Challenge
Ghana will be represented by an exciting blend of youthful talent and determination comprising: Sisu-Makena Tomegah, Gwendolyn Klu, Tracy Ampah and Precious Okoh.
The team will be led by experienced coach Bernard Ashitey Armaah, who has expressedconfidence in the players' preparation and readiness to compete at the highest level.
The competition format will see the 11 participating nations divided into one group of three teams and two groups of four teams, competing in a two-stage round-robin format.
At the end of the tournament; the top two nations will earn promotion to the Europe/Africa Group II in 2027.
The bottom two nations will be relegated to Africa Group IV in 2027.
Although Ghana enters the tournament as one of the unseeded teams, the players remain determined to challenge the continent's established tennis nations and demonstrate the steady progress Ghana has made in women's tennis in recent years.
President Expresses Profound Appreciation to Sponsors
President of the Ghana Tennis Federation, Isaac Aboagye Duah, expressed profound gratitude to the GTF Board, corporate institutions, foundations, parents, and individuals whose generous support made Ghana's participation possible.
He added: "We believe our players have prepared well, possess tremendous fighting spirit and will compete with courage against every opponent.
We ask all Ghanaians to rally behind the Diamond Rackets with their prayers, encouragement and support."
