By Nii Otoe Bruce-Tagoe
Photo Credit: 29PhotoStudio

Long before the city of Accra found its rhythm this morning, a team bus quietly pulled away, carrying Ghana’s brightest young tennis talents eastward by road toward Togo. No fanfare. No flashing lights. Just focus, nerves, and the weight of a nation riding with them mile after mile.

Their destination: the ITF/CAT Western & Central African Junior Championships 2026.
Their purpose: to test themselves against the best, and to announce that Ghana has arrived.

They left not just as players, they left as Team Ghana.

Only yesterday, at the Accra Sports Stadium, something special unfolded. Tennis brothers Ishmael Dowuona and Caleb Aryetey, visiting from the United States, surprised the team with generous donations of tennis strings and food supplies. It wasn’t just equipment, it was belief. A quiet but powerful reminder that Ghana’s tennis family stretches far beyond its borders.

On that same day, another defining moment took place. Mr. Isaac Aboagye Duah, President of the Ghana Tennis Federation, officially unveiled the first batch of the team jersey, the newly appointed national team funded by members of the Ghana Tennis Federation and it’s affiliated clubs members, to the players. It was more than an introduction, it was a declaration of trust, fresh leadership, and a new chapter in Ghanaian tennis.

TEAM GHANA — 2026 ITF/CAT SQUAD

Boys 16 & Under

Jeff Frimpong

Eric Torto

Theodocious Tagoe

Boys 14 & Under

Joseph Tetteh

Dowuona Jefter

Sewornu Blessing

Girls 16 & Under

Nhyira Antwi Boasiako

Philipina Sewornu

Benedicta Menya

Girls 14 & Under

Whitney Orimoloye

Nortey Georgette

Anna Nyarko

Guided by two of Ghana’s finest, Coach Yahya Macauley (ITF Level II) and Coach Mercy Kodjoe (ITF Level I), these young athletes now step onto the regional stage not as tourists, but as competitors ready to fight for every rally.

They carry more than rackets and travel bags.
They carry dreams shaped on dusty courts, support from home and abroad, and the hopes of a nation that believes in their rise.

As the road stretches into Togo and the first balls are about to be struck, one truth stands clear.

Ghana has arrived.
And West African tennis is about to feel it.