19/11/2025
Kenya continues to make history as the country hosts the prestigious Confederation African Cycling (CAC) Road Cycling Africa Championships in Kwale County.
Today, the Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports HE Salim Mvurya accompanied by Kwale Governor HE Fatuma Achani led the national and county government leadership in officially launching the Kenya’s 2nd edition of CAC Road Cycling African Championships in Diani, Kwale County.
The highly competitive race brings together 31 countries and over 316 top athletes to compete for Africa’s top crown in cycling. This year’s event promises to be bigger, better and more thrilling. Last year only 22 countries and 186 athletes attended CAC cycling championship that took place in the counties of Nandi, Uasin Gishu and Elgeyo Marakwet.
This CS said the phenomenal growth of this race was a symbol of Kenya’s ascent to the top ranks of nations with capacity to host world-class international events.
This event further demonstrates government’s commitment to invest and grow in diverse sporting disciplines as part of harnessing and tapping talents.
With this event, Kenya continue to deservedly earn her sporting strips in the sporting universe. This is through the hosting of several continental sporting tournaments that confer glory, honor and pride to the country.
Kenya has presented a powerful squad for this tournament. As the race gets underway, we root for Team Kenya to fly the national flag high and urge us all to cheer our boys and girls to victory in this exciting cycling duel.
The launch was attended by top cycling officials in the continent and leaders among them CAC president Dr. Yao Allah-Kouamé, Golazo’s head of Cycling events Christophe Impens, Kwale Senator Boy Juma Boy; Lungalunga MP Hon. Chiforomodo Mangale, Mombasa County Deputy Governor Francis Thoya; National Olympics Committee of Kenya (NOCK) led by the president Shadrack Maluki and several other top Kenya Cycling Federation officials.
