{"id":71565,"date":"2022-10-18T15:11:18","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T15:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/mwamba-withdraw-from-impala-floodlit-tourney"},"modified":"2022-10-18T15:43:20","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T15:43:20","slug":"mwamba-withdraw-from-impala-floodlit-tourney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/mwamba-withdraw-from-impala-floodlit-tourney","title":{"rendered":"Mwamba withdraw from Impala Floodlit tourney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Mwamba have withdrawn from the Impala Floodlit tournament planned for later this month.<\/p>\n<p>Impala RFC chairman Charles Ngovi said the Railways-based club did not give a reason for their non-participation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMwamba told us they will not be participating but failed to give a reason for their withdrawal. We will, therefore, move and plan with the teams that will be available,&#8221; said Ngovi.<\/p>\n<p>Among the teams that have confirmed participation in the three-week event are\u2014holders KCB, runners-up Menengai Oilers, Impala, Quins, Nondies, Homeboyz, Nakuru and Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology.<\/p>\n<p>The draw for the tournament will be done on Saturday at the Impala and the event has been divided into three categories featuring clubs, women and universities categories.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament returns after a three-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and the lack of a sponsor last year.<\/p>\n<p>Ngovi revealed Tusker will sponsor the event as the official alcoholic beverage sponsor and they are still working to get other sponsors on board.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are still talking to various sponsors to see if we can get more sponsors on board and by the end of the week, we will have a clear picture of where we are, \u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament will act as a curtain raiser for the Kenya Cup which will kick off on November 26 at various venues across the country. KCB are the defending champions in the clubs&#8217; category. KCB beat Menengai Oilers 23-19 in the final of the 2019 edition.<\/p>\n<p>In the women\u2019s final, Black Lions beat Black Panthers 40-5 while Strathmore Leos lifted the universities title with a 26-16 win over Mean Machine.<\/p>\n<p>Advanced tickets for the first two weekends of the tournament are available at Sh300 each on www.Kenyabuzz.com. The tickets for the final weekend are going for Sh400<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. Mwamba have withdrawn from the Impala Floodlit tournament planned for later this month. Impala RFC chairman Charles Ngovi said the Railways-based club did not give a reason for their non-participation. \u201cMwamba told us they will not be participating but failed to give a reason for their withdrawal. 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