Kenya Ice Lions: The rise of ice hockey in East Africa - BBC Sport

Kenya has become just the fifth African nation to gain membership of the International Ice Hockey Federation, despite having only one ice rink in the country.

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The Kenya Ice Lions have made vast strides since the team was founded in 2016

In Nairobi, the average temperature is more than 20C, yet there is one place in Kenya's capital where it does not even reach zero.

Overlooking the city's wildlife park, home to lions, giraffes and zebra, lies the Panari Hotel.

Inside is the sole ice rink in east and central Africa, a training base for the Kenya Ice Lions, the country's first and only ice hockey team.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/ice-hockey/articles/cly9gllrn0zo

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