The Kenyan national volleyball team is expected back in Nairobi on
Monday from Blida Algeria where they failed to defend their African
title falling to hosts Algeria 3-1 in their final Olympics qualifier
match on Saturday. The loss therefore meant Kenya will not be
represented at the Olympics in London but Algeria who booked the single
ticket to represent Africa in the women’s volleyball competition.
Algeria
will join hosts Great Britain and the top three world Cup
finishers.These are Italy (World Cup winner), USA (World Cup second
place) and China (World Cup third place). The FIVB world Cup was hosted
in Japan in 2011.
The team will arrive in Nairobi in two batches
with the first landing on Monday early morning at 6:00AM and the second
group arriving at midday on Monday accompanied by Kenya Voleyball
Federation Chairman Waithaka Kioni.
Kenya last participated in
the 2004 Olympics in Athens but did not win any match at the
championship same to Algeria who were Africa’s representatives in the
2008 Beijing Olympics. During the four nations’ tournament in Algeria,
Kenya won all her other two matches against Seychelles 3-0 and against
Egypt 3-1.
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