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Kenya Kabaddi Federation has embarked on an ambitious plan to introduce grbadroots sport.
Federation President Matthew Mwangi says his team plans to go to all parts of the country to popularize the sport that is still a few words in Kenya
Speaking to Murang & # 39; s At the launch of the Kabbadi tournament, Mwangi said the game was a reserve for Nairobi but that there could be other young people who might well be performing in other counties.
"Kabaddi was only played in Nairobi but we want to expand our network to other counties and get as many players as possible," said Mwangi, pointing out that since its introduction in the country in 2012, the sport has not been adequately "We want to go to all the counties to introduce the game to young people and this will help promote the sport and create opportunities for them," added Mwangi.
"The game pays well and this should be one of the factors that attracts a lot of young people, the government has supported us and we want to get a good position in the world," he said.
Mwangi also wants the game to be introduced into the school curriculum, saying that it will help identify and cultivate the talent that can be the students leave the school.
"The sooner we identify and cultivate talent, the better it will be – it will help us to have a strong team to represent our country."
Started in the state of Tamil Nadu, south of India, Kabaddi is a contact team sport of more than 40 minutes with five minutes break.
There are seven players on each side and the team that exceeds all players on the other side scores four more points.
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