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Kenya target global stage: Unseeded Kenya hope to secure their spot in the netball world ranking

Captain Parin Simiyu of Kenya Netball team train in Nairobi ahead of World Cup qualifiers to be held in Zambia. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

After missing out for many years, Kenya will make their first attempt to qualify for the International Netball Federation 2019 World Cup set for July 12-21 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England.

The Kenyan women will launch their quest for one of the two tickets to the global showpiece in Africa Qualifiers to be staged from 13-18 August at the Olympic Youth Development Centre in Lusaka, Zambia. They will face off with six other countries among them Africa’s second ranked nation Malawi, who have already qualified for the World Cup but will be battling for continental glory.

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