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Volleyball U-20: Beware of Nigeria threat, Kenyans warned

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Junior Malkia strikers celebrate scoring a point against Tanzania during their 2018 Women's Under-20 African Nations Volleyball Championship at the Kasarani stadium on August 26 [Photo: Stafford Ondego]

Kenya under-20 women’s volleyball team head coach Paul Gitau has warned his charges not to underrate Nigerian when the two sides clash in the second Group A match of the on-going Africa Nations Championship, at Kasarani Gymnasium, today (4 pm).

Kenya and Nigeria posted contrasting results in their opening fixtures of the week-long tournament, whose top two teams will qualify for the 2019 FIVB World Under-20 Championship in Japan.

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