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Kenya to play two amputee friendly matches in Europe

Xinhua, June 11, 2015 Adjust font size:

Kenya will send a team of 16 for two friendly matches against the German and British amputee football national teams in July.

The team, which comprises of 12 players and four officials, will use the trip for build-up matches ahead of the Amputee Football Africa Cup of Nations scheduled for early next year in Angola, and the World Cup to be held in September 2016 in Poland.

"The Germany outing will last between July 3 and 5 during which we will play the German team in Berlin and later proceed to Britain for a match against the British national team from July 11-12," head coach Willis Odhiambo said on Thursday.

Odhiambo said the Germany and Britain are among the sides Kenya played against during the last Amputee Football World Cup that was held in Culiacan, Mexico in December 2014, hence the invitation.

The Kenya National Amputee Football Federation (KNAFF) is currently on a searching mission to recruit talented players across the counties in Kenya where amputee football is very active.

Kenya participated at the 14th edition of the 2014 Amputee Football World where it was pitted against Russia, Germany and Haiti, and in which it finished last in Group "D" after it lost all the matches.

The sport is still taking root in the country which has a total of 11 clubs and about 220 players. Endi