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Year Ender: Kenyan hockey in desperate search of former glory

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Grace Bwire of Kenya national women's hockey team during the Paris Olympic qualifiers in South Africa.[African Hockey]

Kenyan hockey, once a source of national pride and sporting prowess, has seen its glorious days fade into a distant memory.

The country that once competed at the highest level, even at the Olympics, is now struggling to regain its former glory.

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