East Africa Parliamentary games start tomorrow

Kenyan legislators take on their neighbours Uganda in the opening football match of the East African Parliamentary games tomorrow in Mombasa.

According to the fixtures released by the games coordinator Sylvester Ochola, there will be a double header tomorrow with the Kenya and Uganda match starting at 3pm before defending champions East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) clash with Burundi at 4.30pm.

Both matches will be at Mbaraki Sports Club.

Six teams divided into two groups of three teams each are participating in the one-week event.

Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are pooled into Group A while Rwanda, Burundi and the EALA are pooled in Group B.

EALA beat Uganda on post-match penalties to clinch the sixth edition of football title during the finals held in Kigali Rwanda last year.

Apart from the overall trophy and medals, other awards include the best disciplined team, top scorer and Most Valuable Player of the tournament.