Kenya women’s volleyball team rallied from a set down to beat Egypt 3-1 in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics qualifiers in Cameroon on Sunday.
Egypt bagged the first set 23-25, but Kenya bounced back to record victories in the next three sets 25-15, 25-21 and 25-22.
2020 TOKYO VOLLEYBALL QUALIFICATION
MATCH NUMBER 1
KENYA 🇰🇪 Vs EGYPT 🇪🇬
3-1
Set 1: 23-25
Set 2: 25-15
Set 3: 25-21
Set 4: 25-22Kenya beats Egypt 3-1 in the opening match of the 2020 Tokyo volleyball qualification in Cameroon pic.twitter.com/DSo6X72ePx
— Kenya Volleyball Federation (@KenyaVolley) January 5, 2020
The reigning All African Games champions next face Botswana, who lost by three straight sets to Cameroon, on Monday.
After the resounding victory against Egypt, Kenya's Malkia strikers will next face Botswana in their second match of the 2020 Tokyo volleyball qualification in Cameroon.
The match will be played at 6:00pm EAT#Roadtotokyo pic.twitter.com/2ckEQzSNb5
— Kenya Volleyball Federation (@KenyaVolley) January 5, 2020
The qualifiers are in round robin format involving four teams, Kenya, hosts Cameroon, Nigeria and Botswana. The winner will represent Africa in the summer Olympics in Tokyo.
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