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Controversy overshadows Africa Club Championship as Lakers return home bitter

Lakers in preparation ahead of their match against Delta Queens of Nigeria during Africa Cup For Club Champions at Dashmesh Hockey Stadium, Sikh Union. Feb 19, 2023. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

It is not the kind of ending most hockey enthusiasts were expecting.

That Kenya's Lakers women's hockey team was disqualified from the recently concluded 2023 Africa Cup for Club Champions (ACCC) in Blantyre, Malawi, few saw it coming.

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