Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Ladies Golf Union named the players For Africa Challenge Trophy

The Tanzania Ladies Golf Union president, Betty Malaba, (pictured) has named players forming the national team for this year's All Africa Challenge Trophy to be held in Cairo, Egypt, later in April.

Malaba named the players as Moshi Club's Sophia Viggo and Dar es Salaam Gymkhana Club duo, Ayne Magombe and hard hitting Hawa Wanyeche.The trio have been selected after qualifiers held recently that also involved individual performances in various tournaments held last year.

Malaba said the team would be under head coach Charles Farrar and is expected to leave for Cairo on April 26, ahead of the flagging off ceremony.

More than fifteen teams from the continent are expected to compete in the biennial championship that has been predominantly won by South Africa since its inception in 1992.

The championship's format is team event with the best lowest score to count for each day of the three-day competition.

Of the three players, Viggo and Magombe have wide experience after competing in more than seven and four times, respectively.

M/s Malaba said the team has secured sponsorship from a firm that has shunned publicity, said Malaba.The Cairo event will be staged at Katamea Golf Club on the outskirts of Cairo.

The best ever performance of the Tanzanian team was recorded in 1996 when Nigeria hosted the championship at Ikoyi Golf Club in Lagos. Viggo, Tagi Thacker and Sabira Dewji formed the best ever team in the championship.

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