Tuesdays with Junior | Ep 26 | June 30, 2026

Junior is home. After months at the Mouratoglou Academy in Biot, France, and his graduation in June, Junior Hakizumwami is back in Rwanda. And the first thing on his mind? The food he hasn’t eaten in so long. The places he missed. That feeling of being exactly where you came from. It’s grounding in a way that no amount of progress on the court can replace.

The Grind Doesn’t Stop

But being home doesn’t mean slowing down. Junior and his training group are on the court every day, 8am to 4pm, Monday through Friday. That’s a full working day, five days a week, all of it building toward one goal: performing for Rwanda.

“I’m looking forward to bring the victory back home,” he said. You can hear it in his voice. Not pressure. Purpose.

Playing for Something Bigger

“I’m very proud to represent my country. I can’t wait to perform.”

Junior is preparing for national competition, and those two sentences carry the full weight of what the Kodjoe Family Foundation and the Love All Scholarship have been building. The scholarship didn’t just send a young man to France to train. It built someone who comes home knowing exactly who he is and what he stands for.

The Model Works

This is what investment in young people looks like at the other end. Not a one-time moment. A pipeline. Junior returned to Rwanda with elite technical training, international competition experience, and a sense of mission that turns every practice session into something larger than the game itself.

He’s not just a tennis player. He’s proof that the model works. Rwanda is watching. And so are we.

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