Prepare Malkia Strikers for Olympics

The national women volleyball team Malkia Strikers will play in the African Olympic Qualifying tournament in Cameroon next month. The tournament has attracted eight teams and will see one team secure a direct ticket to represent the continent in next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Though Malkia Strikers are currently in residential training at Kasarani, there is fear they might not be well prepared for the eagerly awaited tournament.

Kenya missed out on the 2016 Rio Olympics after losing to their new-found rivals Cameroon and Egypt in a qualifying event. To ensure the team returns to the Olympics, coach Paul Bitok has called on the government to help them by organising friendly matches with high profile teams.