Rugby academy
With Andrew Amonde on board as our Rugby Academy Ambassador, we are heavily investing into nurturing young rugby talent across Kenya and Uganda. Our first rugby academy launched in June, 2022 at Kenton College, Nairobi. Each week, over 100 boys and girls attend the academy of which 40% are on scholarships. We offer places to children in the area who otherwise would not be able to afford to play in organised sports programmes. DBA Africa has received support from Japanese social enterprise Wazi Wazi to strengthen the coaching plans and structures and improve the skills of the academy players. DBA has partnered with a further 7 rugby academies across Kenya and our new head of Academies, Philip Wamae in a full time position as Head of academies and Tournaments shows our commitment to rugby development in Kenya.
Lacrosse academy
We have established a new lacrosse academy in Kampala, Uganda coached by players from the National Men’s Team including two athletes who are currently on lacrosse scholarships in America. The sport is growing in Uganda after the Senior Men’s team returned from their 3rd World Championships and the U20 Boys represented for the first time at a Junior World Championships in Ireland 2022.
