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Egyptian tennis player Youssef Hossam<\/a> is the only African and Arab on the world junior rankings, but is struggling to find a sponsor, according to an AFP piece<\/a>. \u201cThe three-time African Junior Champion from 2014 to 2016 is currently 334th on the ATP rankings, but a promising 22nd in the world junior rankings. Yet the player as well as his coaches say all this talent may fail to reach its potential without a sponsor to finance a team to guide Hossam towards his dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Egyptian tennis player Youssef Hossam is the only African and Arab on the world junior rankings, but is struggling to find a sponsor, according to an AFP piece. \u201cThe three-time African Junior Champion from 2014 to 2016 is currently 334th on the ATP rankings, but a promising 22nd in the world junior rankings. 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