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Namwamba flags off Kenya junior team for African golf tourney

Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba

Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba speaks during the flag-off ceremony of Kenya junior golf team to Uganda at Kenya Railway Golf Club in Nairobi on April 13, 2023.

Photo credit: Sila Kiplagat | Nation Media Group

By  Larry Ngala

Correspondent

NMG Sport

What you need to know:

  • Team Kenya Captain Junaid Manji said the team has had good preparation under coach John van Liefland and the players are looking forward for the championship in Uganda
  • He thanked the Junior Golf Foundation, the Sports Ministry, parents and the Kenya Golf Union for their support to the team
  • JGF President Regina Gachora said the team has received all the support it needed, and what was remaining is them to deliver

Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba Thursday said that the future of sports in the country depends on a strong youth development programme.

He said besides the local training Kenyan youth in the different sports undergo, international exposure was very important.

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