Get back to the drawing board to rejig hockey

Kenya's Naomi Kemunto in action during the Paris Olympic qualifiers. [Africa Hockey Union]

Kenya's men and women national hockey teams have been bundled out of next year's Olympics Games in Paris, France. The women team fell yesterday to Nigeria after losing 1-0, while the men were thrashed 3-1 by Ghana to exit the qualifiers held in Pretoria, South Africa on Thursday.

There were high hopes of the two teams making the cut for the global stage after showing huge promise during friendlies and practice games. There was a time Kenya was a big house in hockey and teams dreaded facing the national teams here or abroad.