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Volleyball: Kenya to renew rivalry with Cameroon at FIVB World Championships

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Team members of Kenya before the match. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins Kenya's Sharon Chepchumba in action against Erika Araki of Japan in their Tokyo 2020 Olympics women's Pool A volleyball match FILE  [Reuters]

The national women’s volleyball team, Malkia Strikers will renew their rivalry with African champions Cameroon after being pooled together ahead of the 2022 FIVB Women’s World Championships set to be hosted jointly by Netherlands and Poland starting September 23.

Kenya is in Group A alongside arch-rivals Cameroon, hosts the Netherlands, European champions Italy, Belgium and Puerto Rico.

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