Handball: Debutants Ivory Coast throws to a false start at 2025 FEASSA Games

Match day one of handball at the 22nd FEASSA Games commenced on Thursday, 14th August 2025 in Kakamega county, Western Kenya.

Affluent passes were completed, successful dribbles conducted, fancy dummies perfected, explicit blocks done and beautiful goals scores at the Masinde Muliiro University of Science and Technology sports grounds.

Debutants Ivory Coast suffered a heart breaking 23-37 defeat to Rwanda’s Adegi during one of the games played in the men group B.

In other games during the same pool, Gombe S.S (Uganda)  lost 23-29 to Kenya’s Manyatta with another Ugandan side Wampeewo Ntake falling to Kenyan opposition Kimilili.

 For men group A; Mbogo and Kamito from Kenya shared the spoils 28-goals apiece.

Kenya’s Highway dismantled Kigoma from Rwanda 30-21 whilst Bombo Army SS (Uganda) won 30-23 over Tanzania’s Kimondo.

Women:

In group A for the women;St Joseph Kitale (Kenya) beat Uganda’s Kibuli S.S 33-25.

Dagoretti (Kenya) lost 20-35 to Uganda’s Kawanda S.S.

For group B; Mbogo (Uganda) beat 32-28 Kadika (Kenya) 32-28; Maweni (Tanzania) lost to Uganda’s Gombe SS 19-46 whilst Moi Kamusinga won over Rwanda’s Nyamagabe 27-16.

On Friday, 15th August 2025 will be the official opening ceremony at the Bukhungu stadium.

Kenya’s head of state His Excellency William Kipchirchir Samoei Arap Ruto will officiate as the chief guest.

2025 FEASSA Games (Handball)

Match day 1 Results:

Men:

Group A:

• Kamito (Kenya) 28-28 Mbogo (Uganda)
• Kigoma (Rwanda) 21- 30 Highway (Kenya)
• Bombo Army S.S (Uganda) 30-23 Kimondo (Tanzania)

Group B:

• Adegi (Rwanda) 37-23 Ivory Coast
• Gombe S.S (Uganda) 23-29 Manyatta (Kenya)
• Kimilili (Kenya) 28-25 Wampeewo Ntake (Uganda) Ug

Women:

Group A:

• St Joseph Kitale (Kenya) 33-25 Kibuli S.S (Uganda)
• Dagoretti (Kenya) 20- 35 Kawanda S.S (Uganda)

Group B:

• Mbogo (Uganda) 32-28 Kadika (Kenya)
• Maweni (Tanzania) 19-46 Gombe (Uganda)
• Moi Kamusinga 27-16 Nyamagabe (Rwanda)