Kenya Ice Lions: Ice hockey challenges in East Africa

Kenya’s only ice hockey team must overcome many obstacles to get back on the ice and back into competition after COVID.

Benjamin Mburu is the captain and assistant coach of Kenya’s Ice Lions, the only ice hockey team in East and Central Africa, which had competed internationally until the COVID pandemic hit. The team was grounded and the only ice rink in the country closed – but this did not deter him.

In Kenya Ice Lions, filmmaker Moses Obuye follows Benjamin as he rallies the skaters and finds innovative ways to keep their skills and finances alive, showing a rarely seen side of Kenyan sporting life.

This article originally appeared in Al Jazeera

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