The Lions putting Kenya on the ice hockey map

When you think of Kenya and sport, athletics is the go first thing that comes to mind. You might even think of Rugby Sevens.

But a group of young people have created the nation's only ice hockey team.

The team call themselves the Ice Lions, and their ambitions are as big as making it to the Winter Olympics and the World Cup of Hockey.

Captain Benjamin Mburu and teammate Hanan Yunis tell the Africa Daily podcast that Kenya has just one ice hockey rink in the country, but they remain determined to make to make it a national sport.

This article originally appeared on BBC News

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