Nation to Send 19 Teams to Maputo

Ayumba Ayodi

18 July 2011

Nairobi — Lawn tennis, bowling and tae kwon-do are among the disciplines likely to be struck off Kenya’s contingent to Maputo All Africa Games, owing to wrangles in team selections.

The government also said it is monitoring three other disciplines over the same issue as Sports and Youth Affairs assistant minister, Kabando wa Kabando warned that time was running out.

Kabando wa Kabando said the government will not allow selfish individuals to deny deserving cases opportunities to mould and reap from their talent adding that it will be tantamount to subjugating talent.

Kabando wa Kabando was speaking before officially commissioning Kenya’s Maputo AAG fund-raising and tour campaign at the Pan Afric Hotel on Monday.

Kenya will be represented in 19 disciplines at the AAG that will be held September 3 to 18.

“We shall not allow anybody to misuse the national name or select mediocre players for the games.

“These officials have no business travelling and we shall cancel their passports,” Kabando wa Kabando warned.

He directed sports secretary and sports commissioner to go to the bottom of the wrangles and advise accordingly.

“We won’t allow individuals to run federations and select teams from the closet of their bedrooms.

“We will not tolerate officials, who have refused to give way for transparency even in simple matters selection,” said Kabando wa Kabando.

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