Kenyans lose a third time in Japan, face Argentina

Deputy President William Ruto meets National Volleyball team players Malkia Strikers, at his Karen residence

Malkia Strikers continued their poor run in the ongoing FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Cup after falling by straight sets of 25-15, 25-20 and 25-12 to hosts Japan at a fully-packed Yoyogi National Stadium yesterday afternoon.

This was the third defeat in a row for the nine-time African champions after losing 3-1 and 3-0 to Cuba and Dominican Republic respectively, in their opening round one matches.
Despite the loss, Prisons left attacker Mercy Moim emerged the top scorer for the second time in competition after hitting 13 points, one more than her Japanese counterpart Sauri Kimura.