Kenya among 14 teams to compete at continental handball championship
Innocent Onyango (R) of Black Mamba shoots past Rwanda Police goalkeeper Raymond Nzansimfura during their East and Central Africa club handball championship at the Nyayo national stadium handball court on November 23, 2016. Rwanda Police won 40-39. Photo/Stafford Ondego/Sportpicha/Citizen Digital
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Fourteen
African countries will compete for glory in this year's men's handball championship,
the African Cup of Nations finals set to be staged in Egypt from July 9-19.
The
25th edition will bring together countries such as defending champions and
event organizers Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Angola, and Cameroon.
Others
are the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and
Zambia. Japan will participate as a guest team.
The
draw for the event will take place Thursday 26th May in the town of Giza.
Top
Egyptian retired stars in the game together with counterparts from Nigeria,
Morocco and Japan will take part during the draw ceremony with an aim of
promoting this year's event across Africa and beyond.
Kenya
has made three appearances in the African championship, the first one in 2004.
The highest rank the Kenyan team has attained is position nine in 2016. However,
this performance has nosedived in the recent past finishing at number 12 and 15
in the subsequent years.
Kenya
Handball Federation fixture secretary Charles Omondi says they are reaching out
to sponsors to help manage the top league and improve competition in the men
and women categories.
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