As the East Africa Secondary School Games draw near, Kamusinga Girls High School has vowed to reclaim Kenya’s national handball title, which they last won in 2019—and no other school has held it since.

Speaking to Citizen Digital, Kamusinga’s coach, Godfrey Simiyu, said the team has undergone excellent preparations and is ready for the tournament.

Last year, Kamusinga were knocked out in the semi-finals and finished fourth, but Coach Simiyu is confident they will go further this time, noting that most of the players from last year’s squad are still in the team and now have valuable experience.

“We have been preparing for these games since the nationals. The team that reached the semi-finals in Mbale, Uganda last year is still intact. We only lost one player who finished Form Four,” Simiyu said.

Kamusinga has been drawn in Pool B—widely regarded as the toughest group—alongside Uganda’s Mbogo and Gombe, Kenya’s Kadika Girls , Tanzania’s Maweni, and Rwanda’s ES Nyamgabe.

The games will officially kick off on August 15, following the opening ceremony on August 14 in Kakamega County.