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COACHING: Hull City coaches in Kenya to identify talent

PAUL WANDERI NDUNG'U(left) HDM ERM NEWS **WITH VIDEO** 25-07-16 25th July 2016 Mo Diame launches Hull City's new shirt with a little help from the Kenya film crew. Picture by Les Gibbon Prints can be ordered from www.thisisphotosales.co.uk/hullandeastriding or call 08444 060 910

Hull City FC coaches Richard Naylor and Kris Blakeston arrived in the country yesterday for a two-week scouting and selection mission ahead of the first ever football match between a Premier League team and an African side.

The two coaches who are in Kenya courtesy of betting firm, Sportpesa, will attend league, national team matches and training sessions to aid them select 50 players from the 16 Kenyan Premier League teams that will later on head for a training camp in January 2017.

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