Will Paul Bitok make a right call for Malkia at World Championship?

Malkia Strikers in action against Cameroon during the African Nations Championship in Kigali, Rwanda. [Courtesy-CAVB]

The draw for the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship tosses a potential nail-biting clash as Poland’s co-host, the Netherlands welcome the world to GelreDome in Arnhem, the venue for all opening group matches.

Malkia Strikers, the record African champions​​ and their continental sisters from Cameroon, have been drawn in Group A. The group also have the 2012 champion and 2018 losing finalist Italy, Belgium and Puerto Rico who sit ten places above Kenya in the world ranking. Puerto Rico are 17th in the FIVB world while Kenya is in position 27 in the global ranking.