{"id":662,"date":"2026-05-27T14:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T14:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/companies.mybroadband.co.za\/paratus-africa\/?p=662"},"modified":"2026-06-19T13:33:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T13:33:25","slug":"paratus-promotes-padel-at-professional-standard-and-sponsors-the-paratus-pro-padel-challenge-in-maputo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/companies.mybroadband.co.za\/paratus-africa\/2026\/05\/27\/paratus-promotes-padel-at-professional-standard-and-sponsors-the-paratus-pro-padel-challenge-in-maputo\/","title":{"rendered":"Paratus promotes Padel at professional standard and sponsors the Paratus Pro Padel Challenge in Maputo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As padel continues its rapid rise in popularity across Africa and around the world, Paratus Mozambique is bringing top talent, passionate players and communities together by sponsoring the highly anticipated Paratus Pro Padel Challenge, which takes place from 30 to 31 May 2026 at Padel Clube ATCM in Maputo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Paratus Pro Padel Challenge will feature top professional players from Mozambique and South Africa competing in a premium sporting event designed to further elevate the profile of padel in the region. Mozambique\u2019s first professional padel team sponsored by Paratus Mozambique, Karim Kanafani and Oct\u00e1vio Barros, will attend the event alongside two professional teams from South Africa, including last year\u2019s winners, Clifford Charl and Gerard Pieterse, and the SA Women\u2019s Team, Mikayla Plitt and Ziel Krynauw. The invited teams are recognised for their achievements, titles and contribution to the sport\u2019s regional development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than simply a sporting event, the tournament reflects padel\u2019s appeal as one of the world\u2019s fastest growing social sports, connecting people across cultures, countries and communities in much the same way Paratus connects people through technology and communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professional padel player and Paratus ambassador Karim Kanafani will also host the event and demonstrate his internationally recognised talent on court. Kanafani has earned several international titles and is widely respected within the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond the competition itself, the event promises a vibrant social atmosphere with entertainment, networking opportunities and interactive activities both on and off the court, highlighting the unique community spirit that has become synonymous with padel worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country Manager of Paratus Mozambique, Rui Costa says: \u201cThe growth of padel has been incredible to watch, not only as a sport but as a platform for connectivity of communities. The Paratus Pro Padel Challenge reflects what Paratus stands for, bringing people together, creating shared experiences and building connections across borders. We are proud to host a world class event in Mozambique that celebrates competition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Event Details<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Event: Paratus Pro Padel Challenge<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date: 30 to 31 May 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Venue: Padel Clube ATCM, Maputo, Mozambique<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As padel continues its rapid rise in popularity across Africa and around the world, Paratus Mozambique is bringing top talent, passionate players and communities together by sponsoring the highly anticipated Paratus Pro Padel Challenge, which takes place from 30 to 31 May 2026 at Padel Clube ATCM in Maputo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":663,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[26018,26028],"class_list":["post-662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-paratus-group","tag-paratus-mozambique"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/companies.mybroadband.co.za\/paratus-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/companies.mybroadband.co.za\/paratus-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/companies.mybroadband.co.za\/paratus-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/companies.mybroadband.co.za\/paratus-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/companies.mybroadband.co.za\/paratus-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=662"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/companies.mybroadband.co.za\/paratus-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":665,"href":"https:\/\/companies.mybroadband.co.za\/paratus-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662\/revisions\/665"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/companies.mybroadband.co.za\/paratus-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/companies.mybroadband.co.za\/paratus-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/companies.mybroadband.co.za\/paratus-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/companies.mybroadband.co.za\/paratus-africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}