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Malkia Strikers start chase for global ticket at Kasarani today

Women Volleyball team members Jane Wanja and Evelyne Makuto (right) training ahead of Zone Five World Championship at Kasarani Stadium. [Jonah Onyango/Standard]

National women’s volleyball team, Malkia Strikers, head coach Japheth Munala has set his eyes on qualifying for next year’s FIVB World Championship in Japan as this year’s CAVB Zone V World Cup qualifiers serves off at the Kasarani Gymnasium, today.

The three-day tournament that will be played in a round-robin format, after attracting four teams (Kenya, Egypt, Uganda and Rwanda), will see the top two teams join hosts Cameroon in the final continental qualifying round on October 7-14.

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