Handball: 12 youngsters drafted in men's national team for African tourney
Polycarp Rakama (left) of Technical University of Kenya vies with Augustine Okwiri of General Service Unit (GSU) during Kenya Handball Federation National League match at Nyayo National Stadium on June 16, 2022.
A provisional squad of 24 players is currently in non-residential training under the stewardship of veteran coach Peter Mwathi and former Kenyan International Brian Mathews
The event will serve as the Africa qualifying tournament for the 2025 World men's Handball Championship to be jointly hosted by Denmark, Croatia and Norway from January 9 to 27
Mwathi said the move to have more rookies in the team was to secure and guard the future performance of the sport
Twelve rookies have been drafted in Kenya men's handball provisional squad currently training at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi ahead of Africa Senior Nations Cup set for January 17 to 27 in Cairo, Egypt.
The event will serve as the Africa qualifying tournament for the 2025 World men's Handball Championship to be jointly hosted by Denmark, Croatia and Norway from January 9 to 27.
