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Introduction
The Davis Cup has featured as one of the premier tennis tournaments in international arena. United States has always ruled the roost with its incredible performances with 31 wins and Australia being the second best. The Davis Cup, managed by the International Tennis Federation, has always been known for its class par excellence. The 1992 Davis Cup was the 81st edition of this world renowned tennis championship. The large participation of teams led to the introduction of the Group III in all the zones. In all, 92 nations participated in the championship. Amongst the total lot of participating teams, Ghana at the 1992 Davis Cup was one of the average performing nations.
Performance of Ghana at the 1992 Davis Cup
Ghana at the 1992 Davis Cup was placed in the Group II of Euro/African zone. Other nations in this category were Bulgaria, Cote D’Ivoire, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Morocco, Nigeria, Togo, Turkey, Zambia and Zimbabwe. All the teams were buoyed up to perform with utmost zeal and dedication. Although Ghana showed a significant improvement over previous year’s efforts, yet Ghana could not clinch the magical key to proceed to the World group stage. Thus Ghana had to make an exit from the ordeal on a sad note.
Here's a summary of the performance of Ghana at the 1992 Davis Cup
Ghana at the 1992 Davis Cup was placed in the Group II of Euro/African zone with nations like Bulgaria, Cote D’Ivoire, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Morocco, Nigeria, Togo, Turkey, Zambia and Zimbabwe. In its first qualifying match, Ghana was defeated by Zimbabwe by a score of 1-4. Next, Ghana could manage to win over Togo by 3-0 score. However winning only one match could not sail Ghana to the shore of success. Thus inconsistent and exorbitant inexperience ousted Ghana out of the tournament.
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