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Junior Malkia Strikers crowned African Under-20 volleyball queens

Junior Malkia Strikers Emmaculate Misiko serve ball against Cameroon during Women's U20 Africa Nations Volleyball Championship at the Kasarani Gymnasium on Thursday August 30, 2018. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

National women’s Under-20 volleyball team Junior Malkia Strikers were on Monday night crowned champions as the 2025 Women’s U20 African Nations Volleyball Championship ended in Yaounde, Cameroon.

The gritty Kenyan girls staged a brilliant show to stun their hosts as well as hundreds of their supporters as they bagged the continental trophy with a 3-1 win.

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