体坛英语资讯：Kenya mens volleyball team under pressure to qualify for Africa Games
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 14-- <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="volleyball">volleyball</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Moses">Moses</span> <span word="Epoloto">Epoloto</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="editions">editions</span>.</p><p><span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Zone">Zone</span> <span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="June">June</span> 5 <span word="to">to</span> 10 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="Uganda">Uganda</span>, <span word="Tanzania">Tanzania</span>, <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span>, <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="participation">participation</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="Volleyball">Volleyball</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> (<span word="KVF">KVF</span>) <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Waithaka">Waithaka</span> <span word="Kioni">Kioni</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span>, <span word="Eritrea">Eritrea</span>, <span word="Djibouti">Djibouti</span>, <span word="Burundi">Burundi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Somalia">Somalia</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="confirm">confirm</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="part">part</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="privileged">privileged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="berth">berth</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Kioni">Kioni</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2003, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Abuja">Abuja</span>, <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>.</p><p><span word="Epoloto">Epoloto</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="organizers">organizers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="qualification">qualification</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="hosts">hosts</span> <span word="Morocco">Morocco</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finals">finals</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Rabat">Rabat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="zones">zones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="each">each</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span>. <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hosts">hosts</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clinch">clinch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Epoloto">Epoloto</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>.</p>
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