11st edition of International Bénin masters tennis: The Burkinabé, Meda Joël wins the trophy

The 8 best tennis players in the West African sub-region competed in Cotonou from 2 at 6 December 2020 at the Amitie Tennis Club. At the end of this competition organized by the NGO Play your game, this is the Burkinabé, Meda Joël who managed to climb to the top step of the podium.

“Put players back in international competition after several months of scarcity due to covid19”, this is the objective of the NGO Play Tour Game by organizing this competition.

A perfect organization which allowed the fanatics of the little yellow ball to be entitled to enticing posters which brought together Benin tennis players, Burkinabé, Togolese and Malians.

At the end of the various confrontations, the Burkinabé, Meda Joël and the Malian Seydou Dialo, winner respectively in the semi-final of the Beninese, Sylvestre Monnou and Alexis Klegou have composted their ticket for the final.

Very enterprising in backhands and forehands, Meda Joël simply played his game in the final to win the precious sesame (7/6; 6/2).
“I'm happy with this victory. Because it follows my trophy at the Abidjan tournament”, did he declare.

According to the president of the NGO Play Tour Game, Alphonse Gandonou, the tournament has two objectives. The first, he indicated, “is to tell Beninese that they are being given the opportunity to come to the stadium to watch major tennis matches after partial confinement due to a pandemic linked to Covid-19. As for the second objective, it is to give young tennis players the opportunity to play after months without activities.” otherwise, he wished to remind that this competition does not replace the Cotonou Open. ” L”Cotonou Open is a great competition. It will be held next year”, he said before adding ” The tennis of the sub-region is experiencing an evolution with regard to the performance and especially the effort provided by the athletes”.

Damien TOLOMISSI