Two Ghana Tennis Federation wheelchair tennis junior players, Emmanuel Amobire and Henry Adjapong, led by Coach Philip Plange, departed from Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, today, 19th September 2024, to participate in Ghana’s first ITF International Wheelchair Tennis Juniors Tournament in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The team will first attend the ITF Johan Cruyff Africa Wheelchair Tennis Training Camp, scheduled for 20th to 22nd September 2024. The camp will host junior players from about ten other African countries.

After the camp, the Ghanaian duo, both aged 15, will participate in the Ithembelihle ITF Junior International Tournament, slated for 23rd to 25th September 2024 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

This team is set to make history as the first Ghanaian wheelchair tennis players to compete in an ITF wheelchair tennis international tournament. They are determined to make the Ghana Tennis Federation and themselves proud by achieving great results in this inaugural event.

The team expresses gratitude for the support from the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Department, the Ghana Tennis Federation Board, and the GTF Wheelchair Tennis Committee, as reported by Henry Larbi, the National Coordinator for GTF Wheelchair Tennis.