Team Kenya gunning for Group II promotion in Davis Cup showdown in Algeria

Team Kenya to the Davis Cup Africa Group III tournament set to be held in Algeria from 10-13 August 2022 will be seeking to gain promotion to Group II when they get their tournament underway on Wednesday afternoon against Namibia.

Pooled alongside hosts Algeria, Namibia and Morocco in Group B, Kenya, who are led in the tournament by head coach Francis Rogoi will be out to go one step better than last year where the team missed out on qualification after losing 2-1 in the against Benin.

In the team set to do duty, Rogoi has named Albert Njogu, Derrick Ominde, Spain-based Kean Shah and Kael Shah for the showdown in Algeria with the head coach keen to see how the team performs despite being new to the stage.

“So far, that could probably be the youngest team Kenya has fielded in such a tournament and I am looking forward to see what they will bring in. There is not a lot of pressure because most of them are making their debut. The expectation is just to get the best from them and see if we can get the promotion which is the eventual goal we have,” Rogoi told Mozzart Sport.

Group A has Zimbabwe, Benin, Mozambique and Ivory Coast. The top two teams from the tournament will gain Promotion to Group Two while the team that finishes bottom gets relegated to Group 3.

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