The paddle begins to be present in the most recondite places of the world ... Would you have imagined that this wonderful sport has already reached Equatorial Guinea? Well, a year ago, Santiago Prieto, a young man from Alcalá de Henares, took the reins of the Ukomba Sport Club, located in Bata, the most populated city in the African country.
Padel World Press .- The teammates of the Vibor-A team bring us this story of overcoming and effort, in which thanks to their constant and meticulous work, Santiago has managed to make Ukomba Sport Club already considered the best club in the African Continent.
With four double tracks and one simple, all dressed in Vibor-A, its magnificent facilities have been consolidated as a meeting and meeting place for a growing group of Spaniards, French, Italians and natives who fully enjoy their passion for paddle
As we have been able to know, Ukomba Sport already has a total of 150 partners, most of which play with different models of Vibor-A and jump on the field with textile of the brand of the 'snake', which can be acquired in the store enabled by the address.
Santiago Prieto himself stated: “I arrived in Ukomba on January 13, 2015 after being selected from a large number of applicants for the position. The owner of the club is a fan of paddle tennis. From the beginning I was clear that Vibor-A would travel with me. Especially for the current moment that the brand lived and lives. At the advertising level (I have worked for a long period in an international advertising agency) it was ideal. New Zealand hummingbirds and Spanish Vibor-As are very attractive images in Africa. It also influenced that it was the brand that I used and continue to use on a personal level ”.
In his statements, he confessed that padel in Africa is still in its infancy. In Annobon, a small Guinean island of 15.000 inhabitants have set up a track very recently and in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, there is a club with two other courts. At the hotel level, there are also some tracks dotted throughout the continent, especially in South Africa.
To finish, he stressed: "Little by little, the natives are interested in paddle tennis but it is a very small group, since you need to have some purchasing power. In 2015 we have managed to mount three events and bring together practically all the players of padel of Equatorial Guinea. We managed to form a 30 couple of different nationalities ".
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