The Kenya AirBadminton national team this week launched its 2026 Africa AirBadminton Championships campaign at Aero Beach in Entebbe, Uganda, registering mixed results on Thursday, 17 and Friday, 18 September.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsOn the opening day on Thursday, Kenya achieved an impressive four wins out of five in their doubles matches, and on Friday secured four victories out of seven in the men’s, mixed, and women’s doubles categories.##NAJAVA_MECA_9968560##Men’s team captain Sammy Sikoyo shared his optimism about the team’s performance, emphasizing their goal to rank among the top two nations, and qualify for the 2029 World Games in Germany. ""We arrived safely, and even though it's raining heavily, we can manage," Sikoyo told SJAK on Friday. "We lost only one game against the host nation thanks to some tactical mishaps, but I know we will be better, and achieve our goal of conquering Africa." Sammy Sikoyo in action ©Badminton Confederation of Africa On the opening day, the team, coached by Brijesh Jagdish Sonigra, started strongly, with Edwin Akwanyi and Yvonne Mwikali defeating Burundi 3-1.While Sikoyo and Blessings Vuyanzi lost 3-1 to Uganda, Jacinta Sengera and John Simiyu bounced back with a 3-1 win against Algeria.Over 250 swimmers to contest for national team spots in weekend's key time-trialsSikoyo later teamed up with Akwanyi, to edge out Uganda in a close match, winning 3-2, before dominating Tunisia 3-0 to wrap up the first day.In the round of 32 on Friday, Akwanyi and Mwikali won 3-1 against Burundi, while Sikoyo and Vuyanzi faced defeat from Uganda.Sengera and Simiyu, on the other hand, continued to shine, winning 3-1 against Algeria.KFAF president reveals how American football can match rugby’s hype in KenyaIn the mixed doubles, Akwanyi and Mwikali lost 3-0 to Burundi, while Sikoyo and Akwanyi pulled off a tight 3-2 win against Uganda in the men’s category, to advance to Saturday's quarter-finals against Benin.Meanwhile in the women's doubles, Sengera and Vuyanzi lost 3-2 to Burkina Faso in the Round of 32.##NAJAVA_MECA_9968889##The triples matches will be held on Saturday, 19 September, with Sikoyo, Akwanyi, and Simiyu set to compete against Egypt, while Sengera, Vuyanzi, and Mwikali take on Benin.