The tournament which is organized by the McDan foundation under the auspices of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and the Ghana Tennis Federation (GTF) is slated for April 29-May 5.
It will be two weeks of pure tennis skill in an electrifying atmosphere at the Accra Sports stadium tennis court where some of the best tennis players from around the world will strut their stuff and battle for the honours.
A whopping US$15.000 as total prize money will be shared amongst the competition’s most outstanding players.
Ghana Tennis Federation (GTF) president, Isaac Aboagye Duah lauded the organizers of the McDan Open which started in 2014 and has succeeded in reviving the sport.
He pointed out that McDan’s resourcefulness to acquire ITF status should be highly commended.
To him, the forthcoming international tourneys where players will participate for ITF/ATP points and money is a piece of welcoming news to the Federation after many years of absence in Ghana.
According to the GTF President, the tourney is opened to players across the globe.
Mcdan Foundation, head of marketing, Gerald Owusu Ansah also said, “Organizing an ITF tournament has been a challenge for the Tennis Federation but through the McDan Foundation, we have been able to secure sanction from ITF and we believe in no time we will produce stars from Ghana.”
He added, “I sit here today instead of CEO Dr Daniel McKorley as the Foundation head, to let you know that the Foundation will continue to sponsor more ITF tourney next year.”
Head of Marketing for Twellium Industries Limited, the long-standing sponsor of McDan tennis events, Emelia Gyasi said, “We joined McDan five years ago and we realized it’s a good platform for us to project our products.
“Associating ourselves with the McDan tennis tourney has projected our products in Ghana and beyond.”
It is confirmed that players from countries such as Italy, Switzerland, England, US, India, Namibia, Nigeria, Poland, Russia and many others have agreed their participation.
The McDan ITF world Tour is proudly sponsored by the McDan Foundation, Rush Energy drink, Interplast Limited and also supported by Palace Décor, Hollard Insurance and Fox Cooling.
Source: Ghana/Joy Sports/Moses Yeboah
