The Kenya men's national ice hockey team is the men's ice hockey team representing Kenya on the international hockey stage. The team is known as the Kenya Ice Lions.
The Solar Ice Rink opened in the Panari Hotel in Nairobi in 2005. Several schools in the nation have shown an interest in setting up ice hockey teams.[1] Some players from Djibouti are known to have participated in hockey matches with teams from other African countries.
Future of African ice hockey[]
In 2014, the Egyptian players of Anubis Ice Hockey Team, Egypt's first ice hockey team started to initiate with the Royal Moroccan Ice Hockey Federation the first African Cup. In 2016 the first African Ice Hockey Clubs Cup was held in Rabat, Morocco between 24 and 31 July. The championship was contested between 6 teams from Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria. Teams of Kenya, Libya and South Africa were also invited but they didn't participate. The cup was won by the Tunisian team.
So far there is no unifying African federation for ice hockey to govern the sport in the large continent. However, 12 African countries have different levels of ice hockey activities, South Africa is a full member of the IIHF with a national federation, ice hockey rinks, clubs and national teams. Morocco is an associate member of the IIHF with a national federation, a few clubs and a national team. Namibia has a national federation with an affiliate membership in the IIHF, but it doesn't have a national ice hockey team. Tunisia has a national team and a national association but still with no IIHF membership. While in Egypt, Kenya, Côte d'Ivoire, there are several clubs and teams with no official statuses.
In early 2025 the BBC did a news story on the team and their efforts to get the team onto the international stage, which has included their recent acceptance as a full member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.[2]