Prisons are in Pool A alongside Wolaita Sodo, Kelibia, Muzinga and Sfax while former champions Pipeline are in Pool B alongside Carthage, National Alcohol, Customs, ASEC Mimosas as AS Douanes.
All the Kenyan Coaches and technical officials still hold their position in the team and have not been replaced by the foreigners
Both sides went into their final pool matches needing wins and they delivered when called upon.
They lost the first set 23-25 before winning the next three sets 25-16, 25-22 and 25-18 and need a win over Rwanda’s Espoir to secure a berth in the quarterfinals.
Kenya’s preparations will take them to Brazil for a six-week camp starting May 1 before proceeding to Japan for the Games. Tunisia, on the other hand, will regroup after the African Clubs Championship slated for April 16-28 in Tunis.
A total of 20 players have been called up to the provisional side that is under the tutelage of Paul Bitok, Japheth Munala and Josphat Barasa. They include skipper Mercy Moim and Seychelles based Jane Wacu who will link up with the team later.
Kenya missed out on the African qualification tournament held in Banjul, Gambia (men) and Abuja, Nigera (women) following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic which brought sports activities around the world to a halt.
This win secured Prisons Kenya three neat points in their quiver as they begin title defense campaign. In another women's tie, Prisons Nairobi received a 0-3 beating in sets of 17-25, 17-25 and 15-25.
