Six teams have confirmed participation in the third series of the Masters' hockey tournament slated for Nakuru on November 5-6.
Nakuru County Hockey Association will organize the event in collaboration with Kenya Hockey Union.
Mvita XI Hockey Club, Daikyo Heroes Hockey club, Mombasa Sports Club(both gender), Mombasa West Hockey Club and Swans Hockey Club are among the teams expected for the event.
Blue Ocean Chiefs among others are yet to confirm their availability."Some teams have not yet confirmed their participation. The confirmation deadline is on Sunday," Jacob Githinji from NHC Communication Office said
Technical University (Mombasa), Pwani University, and Kenya Coast National Polytechnic as well as junior clubs in the leagues are some of the teams tipped to be part of the competition.
To play in the masters league, a woman must be over 35 years while a man must be over 40 years and above.
This follows a survey series conducted before the first series masters tournament which did not qualify Kenya as being able to have a critical mass of different age groups for the tournament.
Impala veterans were crowned champions in the first series hosted by the Nairobi County Association in July. Nakuru won the second series in Mombasa.
The Masters league is more than a decade old after its introduction in 2010. The pandemic has slowed down the growth of the veterans league.
Githinji added that they are determined to attain international masters status to participate in the world's tourney as well as give retired hockey players a chance to showcase their talents.
"Our main agenda is to bring back old hockey spirit into the hockey community," said Githinji.
