- Tennis Kenya will be represented by Angella Okutoyi, Alicia Owegi, Cynthia Cheruto, Stacy Yego and Melissa Mwakha.
- The team will be captain by Francis Rogoi.
- Kenya have been pooled in Group C alongside Zimbabwe, Tunisia and Algeria.
Kenya will be hoping they can finally enjoy a breakthrough in their chase for promotion to Europe/Africa Group II when they take part in the Africa Group III Billie Jean King Cup 2025 taking place at the Central Tennis Club in Windhoek, Namibia from 4-9 August.
Led by reigning African Games champion Angella Okutoyi, who will be playing alongside Alicia Owegi, Cynthia Cheruto, Melissa Mwakha and Stacy Yego, Kenya will hope their near-miss experiences in 2023 and 2024 will help rejuvenate their 2025 campaign.
In both years, Kenya finished third, coming ever so close but just failing to get over the line in the tournaments that were both held at the Nairobi Club.
Speaking ahead of the event, Okutoyi, who heads into the tournament on the back of bagging a historic Mixed Doubles Silver medal for Kenya at the 2025 FISU World University Games, called on the team to erase the past painful experiences and focus on the task ahead.
“I feel like we are ready and have been working hard to improve ourselves as individuals. We are confident that this time we can come out with a win and I just want all of us to trust in each other, take one day at a time and believe in our captain.
We just need to forget last year and think afresh about going into this tournament. I feel we needed a change and see how we are going to do.
It is sad that it is not at home but I feel like something different will be a good thing and it will be on hard court which I feel majority of us have been practicing on,” she told SportPesa Blog.
Francis Rogoi, who will once again captain the team, backed the team to close the gap in their 2025 campaign.
“The team seems ready for the tournament and we have just missed qualifying with a decider in the doubles. In general, we are prepared to make sure that we close that gap and the girls look ready,” he said.
In Namibia, Kenya have been pooled in Group C alongside Zimbabwe, Tunisia and Algeria.
Pool A is headlined by Morocco relegated from Group II alongside Madagascar, Burundi and Namibia while Pool B has Nigeria, Botswana, Ghana and Uganda.
The 12 teams will compete in a round robin format between Monday 4 and Wednesday 6 before the winners of each pool play each other in a second round robin between Thursday 7 and Saturday 9 to determine final rankings.
The top team will be promoted to Europe/Africa Group II in 2026.
Nations finishing bottom of their pools (A4, B4, C4) also play each other in a second round robin, with the team finishing bottom of that pool then being relegated to Africa Group IV next year.