Kenyans could help protect 2022 World Cup – minister

By Farah Yussuf

Kenya has said it is in talks to send security personnel to Qatar to beef up protection at next year's football World Cup in the Gulf state.

Kenyan Interior Minister Fred Matiang’i said on Friday that the East African country had agreed in principle to “provide security personnel to support” the tournament.

The World Cup will take place across eight venues in five Qatari cities, including the capital Doha, in November and December next year.

Kenya has never reached the finals of the football World Cup.

This article originally appeared on BBC News

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