By Husna Muhdhar,
In order to raise money to send Kenya Simbas to the 2023 Rugby World Cup qualifiers, the Kenya Rugby Union has extended a request for funds to the general public.
The Kenya Rugby Union’s social media platforms posted the request on Tuesday.
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| The Simbas are only three matches away from making history in qualifying for Kenya’s first 15s Rugby World Cup tournament. |
The statement implied the team lacked adequate funding and needed more resources to train and participate in the qualifications in France.
The Simbas are only three matches away from making history in qualifying for Kenya’s first 15s Rugby World Cup tournament.
If you support the @KenyaSimbas in the diaspora, here’s the donation link https://t.co/5JpA55hTUf pic.twitter.com/WgskRPpa7R
— Kenya Rugby (@OfficialKRU) June 21, 2022
“On the verge of making history and just three matches away from 2023 rugby world cup qualification, We call on your support as we finalise preparation for the RWC qualifiers in France from 2nd to 10th July,” KRU Tweeted.
The information about how to direct donations was included in the message accompanied by the hashtag SupportTheSimbas.
The request came a few days after Malkia Strikers, the national women’s volleyball team, were also financially grounded and unable to fly to Brazil to train for the World Championships.
However betting company Mozzart Bet, aided the Malkia Strikers with KSh 10 million sponsorship which they will use to depart for Brazil later this week.
The squad declared at a news conference that the Ministry of Sports had ignored its pleas for assistance.
All national teams representing Kenya abroad should be supported by the national government as thy are on national duty.
As a means of funding the national teams, sports associations and federations are also urged to seek corporate sponsorships.
The Sports Act contains funding set up for helping athletes get ready for international competitions, as President Uhuru Kenyatta has often reaffirmed.
