Après leur excellente prestation à la Coupe Davis Zone Afrique 3 qui s’est déroulée en Egypte avec à la clé la montée du Bénin dans le groupe II, the Beninese selection rallied this Sunday 15 August 2021 Cotonou. Upon their arrival, members of the executive committee of the Benin Tennis Federation (FBT) gave them a warm welcome.
For a second time after 2013, Benin has validated its ticket for a qualification for group II zone Europe / Africa in the queen of tennis competition, Davis Cup. Beninese ambassadors beat Kenyans by two in semi-final (02) wins to one. With this success, Benin occupies second place behind Egypt at the end of the tournament. "We are proud to come back to the fold with our heads held high. Car nous avons accompli notre mission qu’est de monter en groupe 2 », said Bruno Danhouan, captain of the Beninese selection on his descent while indicating "It was not easy but with determination, will and perfect communion, we won the bet after losing our first match against the host country, Egypt. Le prochain objectif est de se maintenir dans le groupe 2 ». "It is one more experience for me to have taken part in this important challenge", Sylvestre Monnou will say, Beninese tennis player.
For the Secretary of the Benin Tennis Federation, "This victory is the result of good preparation both locally and with our internationals living abroad", is satisfied Bernardin Agossou Codjo. According to the executive committee of the FBT took the option of keeping Benin not only in the leading peloton at the continental level but also to ensure that tennis is the favorite discipline behind football.. Before this competition, he underlines "Benin was classified 10th on a continental level and 94th globally. Après cette victoire le Bénin va remonter dans le classement et se hisser dans le top 5 ». Finally, he thanks the Beninese government through the Ministry of Sports.. "This victory is a sign of thanks to the government for saying when we undertake reforms and we put the appropriate means, the result always follows. Actors of sports that we are in particular of tennis, we will continue to work so that the government is proud of us while telling itself that it was not wrong in providing the means. I urge the whole tennis family to mobilize more behind the president of the FBT, Jean Claude Talon and his committee for greater victories ”, he concluded.
Damien TOLOMISSI