Kenya Hockey Union defends team selection for next month's Club Games

National women's hockey team in a past warm-up. [Jenipher Wachie, Standard]

Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) has defended its selection process and criteria used to select the national women’s hockey squad for the Commonwealth Games scheduled for July 28-August 8 in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

However, the announced of the 18-member squad on Friday generated mixed reactions on social media with a section of Kenyans questioning the selection criteria.