体坛英语资讯：Okutoyi to spearhead Kenya at Africa Tennis Nations Cup finals in Botswana
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 19-- <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="Angela">Angela</span> <span word="Okutoyi">Okutoyi</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="cancelled">cancelled</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="intended">intended</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="selection">selection</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Gaborone">Gaborone</span>, <span word="Botswana">Botswana</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>.</p><p><span word="Okutoyi">Okutoyi</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="withstood">withstood</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="peers">peers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="Open">Open</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Ibrahim">Ibrahim</span> <span word="Yego">Yego</span>, <span word="Ryan">Ryan</span> <span word="Randiek">Randiek</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ismael">Ismael</span> <span word="Changawa">Changawa</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Kevin">Kevin</span> <span word="Cheruiyot">Cheruiyot</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sheil">Sheil</span> <span word="Kotecha">Kotecha</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>.</p><p><span word="Francis">Francis</span> <span word="Mutuku">Mutuku</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tennis">Tennis</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Davis">Davis</span> <span word="Euro">Euro</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span>.</p><p><span word="Mutuku">Mutuku</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="youngster">youngster</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prestigious">prestigious</span> <span word="Orange">Orange</span> <span word="Bowl">Bowl</span> <span word="Championship">Championship</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span>, <span word="USA">USA</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="heading">heading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Bostwana">Bostwana</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mutuku">Mutuku</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="learnt">learnt</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="preparation">preparation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>."</p><p><span word="Okutoyi">Okutoyi</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Junior">Junior</span> <span word="Masters">Masters</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tunisia">Tunisia</span>, <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="robin">robin</span> <span word="tourney">tourney</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Tennis">Tennis</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Botswana">Botswana</span>, <span word="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="Lesotho">Lesotho</span>, <span word="Namibia">Namibia</span>, <span word="Mozambique">Mozambique</span>, <span word="Burundi">Burundi</span>, <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span>, <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="Morocco">Morocco</span>, <span word="Tunisia">Tunisia</span>, <span word="Swaziland">Swaziland</span>, <span word="Mauritius">Mauritius</span>, <span word="Madagascar">Madagascar</span>, <span word="Malawi">Malawi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Angola">Angola</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Tennis">Tennis</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> (<span word="ITF">ITF</span>) <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Junior">Junior</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Algiers">Algiers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="toured">toured</span> <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="Belgium">Belgium</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Czech">Czech</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="excel">excel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Davis">Davis</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span>.</p>
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