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Kenya’s tennis sensation Angella Okutoyi has received yet another inspiring message from her icon and Africa’s highest ranked player Ons Jabeur as she aims for Olympics qualification.
Kenya’s tennis sensation Angella Okutoyi has been challenged by Africa’s highest ranked player Ons Jabeur to aim even higher after winning a rare gold for Kenya at the African Games.
Okutoyi became the first Kenyan player to win a tennis gold medal at the African Games since 1978 when she floored Egyptian Lamis Abdelaziz with an impressive score of 6-4, 6-2 in the final.
That victory caught the eye of Tunisian Jabeur, who is the highest-ranked women’s tennis player in Africa, and after congratulating her then, she now wants to see her brushing shoulders with the very best at the Grand Slams.
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21:03 - 24.03.2024
TENNIS Angella Okutoyi dumbfounded after Africa's highest ranked tennis player replied to her message
Angella Okutoyi is over the moon after Africa's highest-ranked tennis player replied to her message following her triumph at the African Games.
“Angie this is Ons I am with your friend here and we just one to tell you congrats and hopefully I can see you in maybe one of the Grand Slams and good luck, keep going, believe in yourself,” said Ons, who was accompanied by Nigeria’s highest ranked women’s tennis player Marylove Edwards, a good friend of Okutoyi.
“Thank you so much, Marylove Edward. I owe you one. Ons Jabeur thanks for allowing my friend to record a short video and inshallah see you at the grand slams,” a thrilled Okutoyi replied.
The message comes days after Okutoyi expressed her delight at Jabeur recognising her achievements at the African Games held in Accra, Ghana last month.
Okutoyi had messaged the Tunisian in 2022 to share how she was inspiring her and many other Africans for glory but she did not receive a reply then only to come in form a congratulatory message nearly two years later.
“Hi Angie, sorry for seeing this message late. I just wanted to congratulate you for your gold medal in the African Games. Keep going,” Jabeur said after Okutoyi’s heroics in Accra.
Okutoyi shared their chat on her Instagram stories, captioning it: “OMG (Oh my God). This just made my day.”
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10:51 - 22.03.2024
TENNIS Angella Okutoyi reveals emotional moment that fired her to historic tennis gold at African Games
Kenya’s tennis sensation Angella Okutoyi has given an account of an emotional moment that fueled her desire to win a first tennis gold medal for Kenya at the African Games since 1978.
The 20-year-old made history as the first Kenyan woman to win this prestigious title in nearly half a century, since Jane Davies-Doxzon's victory back in 1978.
The feat is not only history in the making but also paves her way towards an Olympic dream, contingent upon her breaking into the top 400 rankings.
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