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Kama kawaida, ushindi wa Wakenya kwa kila kitu, timu ya taifa ya mpira wa wavu (volleyball) imeitia adabu Cameroon kwenye fainali na kunyakua kombe la ushindi.
Ikumbukwe kwamba hadi hapo Kenya ndio inaongoza kwa idadi ya medali kule Morocco
The Malkia Strikers celebrate after beating Cameroon 3-1 to retain the women's volleyball title in Rabat, Morocco on Friday, August 30, 2019.
Image: COURTESY
The Malkia Strikers beat Cameroon 3-1 to retain the women's volleyball title and take gold in a hotly contested final match at the Salle Bouaazaoui Arena on Friday night.
The opening set was a give and take scenario as both sides tied at 5-5 but moments later panic gripped Kenyans as Cameroon capitalised on the situation to take the scores to 10-7.
Coach Paul Bitok made changes, introducing Triza Atuka and Leonida Kasaya but nothing much changed as Cameroon took the set to 16-9 then 18-10.
This threw Kenya into more panic as Cameroon enjoyed a field day, capitalising on basic blunders.
Sharon Chepchumba was then introduced and within seconds changed the matrix with Kenya taking an early 5-1 lead.
Chumba changed the game from the usual hard knocks to brainy drops that troubled the Cameroonians.
This time Cameroonians were receiving a dose of their own medicine as Chumba, Atuka and Noel Murambi turned into terrorists with scores at 10-2 for Kenya.
The charge was on and Malkia Strikers took the game to 14-8 and 18-12 as Cameroon threatened to close the gap.
However, this was never to be as the Kenyans increased the grip to win 25-15 for a 1-1 tie.
There was no letting go in the third set as both sides tied at 3-3, 5-5, and 6-6.
Cameroon tried pacing at 16-13 but the Kenyans would not let it go.
Once again Chumba was the darling of the crowd as she led the team from the front, racing from 18-22 down to tie the match at 24-24 before overtaking to win 26-24.
The fourth set was a miracle as Kenyans raced from 9-15 down to tie the game at 21-21 before overtaking to win the game 25-21.
Ikumbukwe kwamba hadi hapo Kenya ndio inaongoza kwa idadi ya medali kule Morocco
The Malkia Strikers celebrate after beating Cameroon 3-1 to retain the women's volleyball title in Rabat, Morocco on Friday, August 30, 2019.
Image: COURTESY
The Malkia Strikers beat Cameroon 3-1 to retain the women's volleyball title and take gold in a hotly contested final match at the Salle Bouaazaoui Arena on Friday night.
The opening set was a give and take scenario as both sides tied at 5-5 but moments later panic gripped Kenyans as Cameroon capitalised on the situation to take the scores to 10-7.
Coach Paul Bitok made changes, introducing Triza Atuka and Leonida Kasaya but nothing much changed as Cameroon took the set to 16-9 then 18-10.
This threw Kenya into more panic as Cameroon enjoyed a field day, capitalising on basic blunders.
Sharon Chepchumba was then introduced and within seconds changed the matrix with Kenya taking an early 5-1 lead.
Chumba changed the game from the usual hard knocks to brainy drops that troubled the Cameroonians.
This time Cameroonians were receiving a dose of their own medicine as Chumba, Atuka and Noel Murambi turned into terrorists with scores at 10-2 for Kenya.
The charge was on and Malkia Strikers took the game to 14-8 and 18-12 as Cameroon threatened to close the gap.
However, this was never to be as the Kenyans increased the grip to win 25-15 for a 1-1 tie.
There was no letting go in the third set as both sides tied at 3-3, 5-5, and 6-6.
Cameroon tried pacing at 16-13 but the Kenyans would not let it go.
Once again Chumba was the darling of the crowd as she led the team from the front, racing from 18-22 down to tie the match at 24-24 before overtaking to win 26-24.
The fourth set was a miracle as Kenyans raced from 9-15 down to tie the game at 21-21 before overtaking to win the game 25-21.
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