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Malkia Strikers now eye good show at World Championships: Song and dance as national team books slot at global competition

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Malkia Strikers Malkia Strikers (from left) Jane Wacu, Evelyne Makuto and Violet Makuto when they faced Egypt at the World Championships qualifiers in Cameroon on October 13, 2017. Malkia Strikers won the match 3-0. [Courtesy]

Nine time African champs atone for 2016 Olympics games miss, trounce Egypt in Cameroon.

It was song and dance after the national women’s volleyball team, Malkia Strikers, beat Egypt by straight sets of 25-23, 25-22, 23-19 in Yaoundé, Cameroon on Friday night to qualify for next year's World Championship in Japan.

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