Returning Onyango ready to lead Kenya's Olympic hunt
Telkom goalkeeper Cynthia Onyango poses with her prizes after she was named the StarTimes/SJAK Sports Personality of the month for January on February 14, 2018 at City Park Stadium, Nairobi. PHOTO | COURTESY |
What you need to know:
- The East Africans have been drawn in the pool "B" alongside Ghana, Namibia and Zambia.They will begin their campaign against Zambia on October 29 before they tackle Ghana the next day.
- The teams will then have a rest day on October 31 before they wrap up the group stages with a match against Namibia on November 1. The first two teams in each pool will proceed to the semi-final.
Former Kenya first choice goalkeeper Cynthia Onyango says she still got the touch despite being out of international action for four years.
Onyango, 28, was recalled to the national team in June is currently on international duty in Pretoria,South Africa.
Kenya are participating in the African Hockey Road to Paris that runs from October 29 to November 5.
Onyango’s last assignment was the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Africa qualifiers in South Africa before leaving the international scene for personal reasons.
Kenya finished fourth in the five nations tournament that saw South Africa book the sole ticket to Tokyo Games.
Onyango, who plays for Kenyan champions Blazers, formerly Telkom, missed the African Nations Cup event that was held in Ghana in 2022 and the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
She made a comeback this year in the African Clubs Championship in held in Nairobi, Kenya in March. In her absence, United States International University Africa (USIU-A) Fiona Makena and Lakers Hockey Club goalie Millicent Adhiambo have standing between the posts for Kenya.
“I have been away for a while now but I’m glad that I’m back to doing what I love most.
“I’m keen to pick up from where I left,” she said on phone from Pretoria.
