Egypt and South Africa Shine at the ITF/CAT African Junior Team Championship 16&U 2024
Egypt and South Africa have successfully qualified for the Junior Davis Cup finals, with Egypt also securing a spot in the Billie Jean King Cup Junior by Gainbridge finals. This triumph was achieved at the ITF/CAT African Junior Team Championship (AJTC) 16&U 2024, held in Cairo, Egypt, at the Cairo Central Security Club from July 16 to 20, 2024.
The boys’ competition saw six nations—Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, South Africa, Algeria, and Mozambique—compete fiercely for two places in the prestigious Davis Cup Junior finals.
South Africa emerged victorious, finishing first with a record of four wins and one loss. They triumphed over Tunisia 3-0, Algeria 3-0, Egypt 2-1, and Mozambique 3-0, with their only defeat coming at the hands of Morocco, 1-2.
Egypt secured second the second ticket to the finals with victories over Mozambique 3-0, Tunisia 3-0, Morocco 2-1, and Algeria 3-0, losing only to South Africa 1-2.
Morocco finished third, after defeating Algeria 3-0, Mozambique 3-0, Tunisia 2-1, and South Africa 2-1, but losing to Egypt 1-2. Tunisia came in fourth, with wins against Algeria 3-0 and Mozambique 2-0.
Mozambique managed to secure fifth place with a single victory over Algeria, 2-1.
Algeria ended the competition in sixth place without any wins.
In the girls’ competition, the nations of Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Cameroon, and South Africa competed for a chance to advance to the finals. The Egyptian team proved dominant, qualifying for the Billie Jean King Cup Junior by Gainbridge finals with five out of five victories. They defeated South Africa 2-1, Algeria 2-1, Cameroon 3-0, Morocco 3-0, and Tunisia 2-0.
South Africa finished second, boasting victories over Morocco 3-0, Algeria 2-1, Tunisia 3-0, and Cameroon 3-0, with their only loss to Egypt 1-2.
Tunisia secured third place by beating Algeria 2-1, Cameroon 3-0, and Morocco 3-0. Algeria came in fourth with wins over Cameroon 2-1 and Morocco 2-1. Morocco finished fifth after defeating Cameroon 3-0. Cameroon ended up in sixth place without any victories.
The Billie Jean King Cup Junior by Gainbridge and the Davis Cup Junior 2024 will be held from November 11 to 17 on the clay courts of the Megasaray Tennis Academy in Turkey. We wish the best of luck to our representatives in these prestigious events.
