SA face Nigeria in Davis Cup clash in Pretoria

The South African national tennis team will start their Davis Cup World Group II Playoffs campaign next year with a tie against Nigeria on 1-2 February 2025.

It will be the SA squad's first tie since they lost 3-1 to Lebanon in their playoff clash in Cairo in September.

The match will be hosted on the hard courts of the Groenkloof Tennis Stadium in Pretoria.

Nigeria, who are 25 places below SA (53rd) in the Davis Cup rankings, qualified for the World Group II playoffs after emerging from a six-team Group III tournament in Abuja earlier this year.

The winning team in the World Group II playoff clash between SA and Nigeria will compete in a World Group II tie in September, while the losing side will compete in a regional Group III event later next year.

"We look forward to hosting Nigeria for what is an important tie for both teams as they look to climb the international ladder," said Tennis South Africa (TSA) President Gavin Crookes.

"We expect the SA team to put up a strong fight against the visitors and we urge local tennis fans to show the players support as they represent our country on home soil."