体坛英语资讯：The African Volleyball Championship starts to take shape
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 6-- <span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="volleyball">volleyball</span> <span word="giants">giants</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="Pipeline">Pipeline</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="join">join</span> 20 <span word="other">other</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Club">Club</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</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="Cairo">Cairo</span>, <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 21 <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="locking">locking</span> <span word="horns">horns</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="bragging">bragging</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="qualification">qualification</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Club">Club</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> 13 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="Pipeline">Pipeline</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Japheth">Japheth</span> <span word="Munala">Munala</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deliver">deliver</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> 14<span word="th">th</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="recruited">recruited</span> <span word="strategically">strategically</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="chance">chance</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="right">right</span>," <span word="Munala">Munala</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>.</p><p><span word="Organizers">Organizers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deadline">deadline</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="submission">submission</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="entries">entries</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="approaching">approaching</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 2018 <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Club">Club</span> <span word="Championship">Championship</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> 21 <span word="teams">teams</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Volleyball">Volleyball</span> <span word="Confederation">Confederation</span> (<span word="CAVB">CAVB</span>) <span word="has">has</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span> 10 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deadline">deadline</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="entries">entries</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deadline">deadline</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tarek">Tarek</span> <span word="Al">Al</span>- <span word="Adwar">Adwar</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CAVB">CAVB</span> <span word="communications">communications</span> <span word="officer">officer</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>, <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tunisia">Tunisia</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> 18 <span word="teams">teams</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="teams">teams</span>, <span word="Pipeline">Pipeline</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="Prisons">Prisons</span>.</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="Prisons">Prisons</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="represented">represented</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Club">Club</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span>.</p>
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