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Okutoyi, Owegi arrive for Billie Jean King Cup

Angella Okutoyi

Kenya's Angella Okutoyi poses with her title after finishing second in the W15 Nairobi World Tennis Tour at Karen Country Club in Nairobi on November 20, 2022.

Photo credit: Sila Kiplagat | Nation Media Group
Geofrey Anene

By  Geoffrey Anene

Contributor

NMG Sport

What you need to know:

  • Kenya last hosted the Billie Jean King Cup in 1995 when it was known as Fed Cup.
  • Top players from Kenya, Botswana, Burundi, Ghana, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Seychelles, Tunisia, Uganda and Zimbabwe will compete at this year's edition where the winner will gain promotion to Europe/Africa Group II.

Junior Wimbledon doubles champion Angella Okutoyi and Alicia Owegi have landed in the country ahead of the Billie Jean King Cup Africa Group III scheduled for June 12-17 at the Nairobi Club.

Along with Okutoyi's twin sister Roselida Asumwa who is expected on Tuesday, the three are freshmen on scholarships in the USA.

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