Wazalendo Hockey Club will visit Mariakani Primary School in South B on Thursday, 7th September 2023 to bolster the Young Players Development (YPD) Program. The exercise will take place at 3 PM and will see young girls and boys join clubs academy establishment and begin their hockey journey.
Wazalendo Hockey Club and Mariakani Primary School have had a longstanding relationship and partnership that spans back over 13 years, with some of the alumni like Sila Mwau, Esther Mongare, Caroline Mutunga among many others having completed their university education and are at the entry of their work careers. More of the alumni are still with the club in various levels of their hockey and academic journeys.
The club believes in using sports to drive social transformation among communities. As a result, this step to bolster the academy will see the recruits join past and current members who have attained various academic and life milestones through the academy program and hockey activities. The club prides itself in the success of the academy program with some of the members having represented the country at different levels;
NAME | TOURNAMENT | VENUE | YEAR (Date) |
Matthew Momanyi | Junior Africa Cup | Ismailia, Egypt | 12 – 16 March, 2023 |
Allan Munene | Junior Africa Cup | Ismailia, Egypt | 12 – 16 March, 2023 |
Richard Njuki | Youth Olympic Games | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 6 to 18 October 2018 |
Ian Olando | Youth Olympic Games | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 6 to 18 October 2018 |
Richard Njuki | The 3rd African Youth Games | Algiers, Algeria | 18 to 28 July 2018 |
Ian Olando | The 3rd African Youth Games | Algiers, Algeria | 18 to 28 July 2018 |
Others represent the club in the various KHU Leagues and tournaments while exploring life opportunities that come along.
The club will be extending the recruitment to other schools within its catchment to help contributing to the social development and transformation of the surrounding community.
To support the program, get in touch with the Club Secretary Mr. Elly Mwanzi on info@wazalendohockey.co.ke