This archive report was first published on 29 August 2019.
At the ongoing African Games in Rabat, Morocco, Kenyan boxers Boniface Mogunde and Fredrick Ramogi secured bronze medals on Wednesday.
Mogunde, competing in the Welterweight category, lost to Nigerian Abdul-afeez Ayoola Osoba with a score of 5-0 in their semi-final match.
Meanwhile, Ramogi, competing in the Super heavyweight category, went down to Jeamie Kimbembi from the Democratic Republic of Congo with a score of 3-1 in their respective semi-finals.
Kenya had high hopes for more medals from Cosby Ouma (middle), Shaffi Bakari (fly), and Elly Ajowi (heavy), who were set to battle in the semi-finals later on Wednesday.
Ouma was to face Tarik Allali (Morocco), Bakari was to face Dawit Bekele (Ethiopia), while Ajowi was to slug it out with Youness Baalla (Morocco).
On a separate note, Kenya's pair of Sayed Mohamed Akeel and Shehzana Anwar lost to Vivien De Klerk and Catharina Whitehead 6-0 in mixed teams recurve elimination on Tuesday.
The South Africa team claimed victory with a score of 33, 31, and 33 against Kenya's 18, 27, and 29 respectively.
