A total of 42 countries from Africa, North and South America, Middle East, Asia and Australia are expected to participate in the 11th edition of the Mombasa Open Tong-IL Moo-Doo championships.
The competitions are slated for December 9 to 20 at the Aga Khan Gymnasium with over 400 participants expected to compete in different categories.
The federation is seeking Sh272 million from the government to support the main event hosting budget and the national team Jasiri.
The World Tong-IL Moo-Doo federation has agreed to sponsor part of the budget with Sh106 million with participating countries covering Sh105 million.
Kenya is a focal point for the growth and development of the sport across the continent and by hosting the Mombasa Open Tong-IL Moo-Doo Championships is putting Kenya on the world map.
Despite team Kenya still owing the federation allowances from last year’s tournament, they are in high spirit and expect to retain the overall title in the competition.
The county government of Mombasa has failed to support the past ten editions of the tournament missing out on the huge potential of leveraging on and promoting sports tourism.
A reply letter seen by Star dated November 8 informed the federation that they could not get any support from the county due to harsh economic times.
The federation seeks to role the sport to all the 47 counties by the end of 2025.
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