体坛英语资讯：Youthful Kenya volleyball team eyes for Africa Games ticket
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 7-- <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="youthful">youthful</span> <span word="squad">squad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 11-<span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="Zone">Zone</span> <span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="staged">staged</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="June">June</span> 5-10.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="hosts">hosts</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jinx">jinx</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="volleyball">volleyball</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="Uganda">Uganda</span>, <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span>, <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="Tanzania">Tanzania</span>, <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span>, <span word="Somalia">Somalia</span>, <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>, <span word="Burundi">Burundi</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span>, <span word="Djibouti">Djibouti</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Eritrea">Eritrea</span>.</p><p><span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="slot">slot</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="reserved">reserved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="hosts">hosts</span> <span word="Morocco">Morocco</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finals">finals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ambitious">ambitious</span>, <span word="young">young</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="talented">talented</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="team">team</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Moses">Moses</span> <span word="Epoloto">Epoloto</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="debutantes">debutantes</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="impress">impress</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Nicholas">Nicholas</span> <span word="Kipchirchir">Kipchirchir</span>, <span word="Enock">Enock</span> <span word="Mogeni">Mogeni</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Nick">Nick</span> <span word="Kimutai">Kimutai</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="Volleyball">Volleyball</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> (<span word="KVF">KVF</span>) <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Lung">Lung</span>'<span word="aho">aho</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="retained">retained</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="players">players</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="squad">squad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="transition">transition</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="squad">squad</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="times">times</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span>."</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2024 <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="team">team</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="Jairus">Jairus</span> <span word="Kipkosgei">Kipkosgei</span>, <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="Chemos">Chemos</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="setter">setter</span> <span word="Kelvin">Kelvin</span> <span word="Kiokosgei">Kiokosgei</span>.</p>
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