Kenya names team for regional darts competition

By CHARLES THUKU

KENYA Darts Association (KDA) yesterday named a seven-member national team to the fourth edition of the East Africa Darts Fed­eration (EADF) cham­pi­onships cum-Kenya Open which will be played on April 6-9 at Ministry of Works (MoW) Hall in Shauri Moyo, Nairobi. In the men’s team are Paul Kiema (KCB), Ibrahim Abula (Prisons), Peter Wanjie (KCB), James Njogu (Utawala, Kirinyaga) while the wom­en’s is composed of Selina Sakawa ( KCB) and Isabel Ngare of Postbank. The reserves are David Warui of Postbank and Mbeneka Mwololo of Administration Police Training College (APTC)

KDA secretary general Gerald Kimetu while unveiling the list said the selection of the team was based on the current seeding of players.

Among the seasoned players conspicuously missing in the team is Steve Mbuthi of KCB who fea­tured for Kenya in the last edition of the regional cham­pi­onship held in Kampala, Uganda. Reg­is­tration fees will be Sh300 (in­di­viduals) and Sh600 (doubles), Sh3,000 (men’s team event), Sh 1,500 (Womens team event) and Sh8,000 (National teams).

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