It's been a learning curve for national hockey team

Team Kenya women hockey player Eleanor Chebet in action against her New Zealand counterpart during the on day one of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games at the University Of Birmingham grounds on July 29, 2022. (Kelly Ayodi, Standard)

When they boarded the plane to Birmingham, many expected the national women's hockey team to show the world Kenyan hockey playing style.

We did not expect them to beat defending champions New Zealand and the likes of Scotland and Australia, but we expected them to compete and show how we play hockey in our local leagues.