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Final Thoughts on Traditional Sports in Kenya
Despite the influence of western culture and modern sports, Kenyan communities seem to be fighting hard to safeguard their heritage, including indigenous sports.
Even though these sports are not popular on platforms such as Betway, they remain an important cultural treasure.
If you travel to remote villages in Kenya, you will still find locals taking part in these beloved traditional sports.
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What Is the Most Popular Sport in Kenya?
Football (soccer) is the most popular sport in Kenya, although Kenya’s national soccer team, the Harambee Stars, has had little international success.
Other Popular Sports of Kenya
Basketball, volleyball, and netball are also popular sports in Kenya.
Kenya is making a name for itself in rugby union. Rugby is popular in Kenya especially with the annual Safari Sevens tournament.
The Kenya sevens team ranked 12th in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series for the 2020 season.
Cricket is another popular sport in Kenya. In fact, it’s the most successful team sport in Kenya.
Kenya has competed in the Cricket World Cup since 1996. Since then, they have played in five Cricket World Cups from 1996 to 2011, with their best result being a semi-final appearance at the 2003 Cricket World Cup in Southern Africa.
The Kenya cricket team also won the inaugural World Cricket League Division 1 hosted in Nairobi and participated in the World T20.
Popular Sports in Kenya: Baseball
The Baseball Federation of Kenya (BFK) and Kenya Little League (KLL) have been promoting baseball in Kenya since 1992 and 2010 respectively.
The sport was flourishing in the ’90s before slowing down in the 2000s.
When it comes to baseball, Kenya has previously participated in the All Africa Games–and is currently ranked 5th on the continent–the Kenko games in Zambia, and The World Children’s Baseball Fair in Japan (4 times).
Kenya hosted the World Cup Baseball U18 Africa Qualifiers at the Meru University of Science and Technology (MUST) in December 2014.
Baseball is popular in Nairobi, Meru, Migori and Makueni.
It is played in both primary and secondary schools, as well as colleges and universities led by MUST.
Swimming and softball are also popular sports in Kenya.
National Sport of Kenya
Kenya does not have a specific national sport, though as mentioned above, football is the most popular sport in the country.
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Board Games Kenya
If you are looking for board games in Kenya, you can purchase them from Board Games Kenya. To find out more, call them on +254-(0)700-745000. They usually have same-day delivery.
The Most Popular Sport in South Africa
The three most popular sports in South Africa are football, rugby, and cricket.