For the first time in the championship and in his reign, coach Luizomar de Moura used all 14 of his players in the match, including Sharon Chepchumba who is on recovery after suffering a slight injury
Despite a shaky second set that saw Rwanda's strong services trouble the Kenyan girls so much so they were trailing on several occasions, Malkia in true fashion of a champion recovered to take the set
Kenya is also set to battle Morocco, Rwanda, Uganda, Burkina Faso and Lesotho in the group stage before moving on to the knock-out stages.
Coach Gideon Tarus hit the ground running with an elaborate training regimen that is focusing on the squad’s back court defense and blocking
The team is preparing for this year's CAVB Africa Nations Championship slated for 1 to 15 September in Egypt with their competitors setting camp in Europe
Coach Louizomar de Moura has named his final squad of 14, dropping the duo of Gladys Ekaru and Yvonne Wavinya ahead of the team's trip to Laval, France on Tuesday.
We are almost sure Kwanthanze and other usual suspects will also sail through to the nationals and we are ready because we have suffered at the hands of Kwanthanze and other teams for a long time
Ahead of their trip, the team has received a massive boost to their preparations as betting firm Mozzart Bet has renewed their partnership with the team for Ksh. 15 Million for an extended two seasons
After the Challenger Cup in France, the team will stay for more training ahead of their Africa Cup of Nations competition in Cameroon next month.
In the disputed game, KPA faced off with the warders, winning the match but in hind sight had fielded two ineligible players in Peter Kamara and Dennis Omollo.
