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Why have we left our teams to beg ahead of global championships?

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The national men basketball team Morans training at Nyayo stadium on November 12, 2020 ahead of the upcoming Afrobasket qualifiers set to take place in Kigali, Rwanda from 25th to 29th November 2020. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

A dark cloud is hanging over local sports with cases of financial instability which has made it difficult to honour international competitions.

It is not a good sign considering Kenya is preparing for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in addition to future World Championship tournaments cutting across athletics, boxing, basketball, volleyball, taekwondo and many more.

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