National handball teams (men and women) will participate in the All Africa Games qualifiers set for April 22-28 at the Makerere University Indoor Stadium in Kampala, Uganda.
The six-day event will attract eight nations in all genders including Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Sudan, Djibouti, Ethiopia and hosts Uganda with Egypt featuring only women's team.
Egypt men got a bye by virtue of being the defending champions and the remaining nations will muscle for one slot up for grabs ahead of the African bonanza set for between August 23 to September 3 in Rabat, Morocco.
Kenya Handball Federation (KHF) fixtures secretary, Charles Omondi said all the logistics are in place and they hope to unveil the provisional squads and technical bench to start training either at Kaloleni or Nyayo Stadium.
“We are behind schedule but we will work with the time we have. The consolation we have is that all the players up for selection have been featuring in the just concluded league under their respective clubs. This in a way has kept the players in shape and competition mood,” said Omondi.
He added: “We are Zone 5 defending champions after winning the title during the qualifiers held in Ethiopia in 2015 and we will be keen to defend the titles and proceed to Morocco.”
At the same time, six male and four women ’s teams will participate in the Super cup event set for May.
The six male teams include champions National Cereals and Produce Board, Strathmore University, Kenya Defence Forces, Black Mamba, Rangers and Mt Kenya University-Thika.
The ladies will feature back-to-back winners Nairobi Queens, NCPB, Ulinzi Sharks and MKU-Thika.
