By EDITORIALMore by this AuthorOn Thursday, the Kenya women’s volleyball team, Malkia Strikers, ended a 16-year wait to qualify for the Olympic Games after the team beat Nigeria to take the single slot reserved for Africa at the quadrennial games. Kenya last competed at the Olympics in 2004 when the games were held in Athens. The Olympic Games are very competitive and talent alone cannot win matches. Second, the team’s preparation for the Olympics should include a training camp abroad, with friendly matches against opponents ranked higher than Kenya. The volleyball team deserves proper preparation for the Olympics, the same way the government provided Sh244 million to fund the national football team’s training in France in preparation for 2019 Africa Cup of Nations tournament.

Source: Daily Nation January 10, 2020 18:45 UTC