Kenyans maintain Davis Cup fairy

Kenyan players continued with their good showing at the Davis Cup Africa Group 3 tournament as they withstood tough competition from Mozambique to pick their second win in a 2-1 outcome at the Smash Sporting Club in Cairo, Egypt. 

The win came at the back of victory in their tournament-opening match played on Wednesday 11 August 2021 in a 3-0 outcome against Rwanda. 

In the Mozambique clash 20-year old Albert Njogu fell to Bruno Nhavene 7 (7)-6(5), 6-4 while Kenya's top seed Ismael Changawa picked a 6-1 win in the first set and 1-0 in the second set before his opponent Franco Mata retired. 

For the doubles, Kenya had Changawa pairing with Ibrahim Kibet against the pair of Nhavene and Jaime Sigauque. The Kenyan duo picked the first set 6-2. However, their opponents returned with fury in the second set to snatch it away from the Kenyans 4-6. 

Kenya outclassed Mozambique in the third set for a 6-2 win to head to the final group matches against Ghana scheduled for Friday 13 August 2021 leading pool B 5-1. 

Ghana are at the bottom of the four-team group win less, after losing to Rwanda 0-3 on Thursday. Rwanda and Mozambique are second and third respectively. 

The top two teams from each group advance to the semis, with the winner of Group A facing the runner-up of Group B, and the winner of Group B facing the runner-up of Group A.