Six teams would take part in CAVB African Cup of Nations tournament scheduled to start at Moi International Sports Center, Kasarani from Sunday.
The teams that confirmed participation in the annual show are Kenya, Senegal, Tunisia, Algeria, Cameroonand Egypt.
Countries that had earlier shown interest in featuring at the event but failed to report in Nairobi include Uganda, Ethiopia, DR Congo and Gabon.
Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) Secretary General Evans Wasike said the competition would now be played on round robin format. “As for now we don’t expect any other team to come for the tournament,” he said in Nairobi on Friday.
Kenya head coach David Lung’aho said the changes in number of participating teams would not affect his gameplan.
“The presence of teams like Uganda and DR Congo does not make any difference since we already have the best teams in Africa here,” said Lung’aho at Kasaranion Friday.
Lung’aho said that the competition would be even more competitive considering that it would be played on league format.
“The matches would be very competitive since every team knows that any slip-up would be costly.
Our intention is to win all our matches and avoid conceding sets to stand a good chance of winning the tournament,” he said.
Lung’aho said that he would treat all matches with same attitude since participating teams appear to be of equal strength.
“If you look at the caliber of teams in the tournament, most of them have at least one major achievement in continental volleyball,” he said.
The teams that confirmed participation in the annual show are Kenya, Senegal, Tunisia, Algeria, Cameroonand Egypt.
Countries that had earlier shown interest in featuring at the event but failed to report in Nairobi include Uganda, Ethiopia, DR Congo and Gabon.
Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) Secretary General Evans Wasike said the competition would now be played on round robin format. “As for now we don’t expect any other team to come for the tournament,” he said in Nairobi on Friday.
Kenya head coach David Lung’aho said the changes in number of participating teams would not affect his gameplan.
“The presence of teams like Uganda and DR Congo does not make any difference since we already have the best teams in Africa here,” said Lung’aho at Kasaranion Friday.
Lung’aho said that the competition would be even more competitive considering that it would be played on league format.
“The matches would be very competitive since every team knows that any slip-up would be costly.
Our intention is to win all our matches and avoid conceding sets to stand a good chance of winning the tournament,” he said.
Lung’aho said that he would treat all matches with same attitude since participating teams appear to be of equal strength.
“If you look at the caliber of teams in the tournament, most of them have at least one major achievement in continental volleyball,” he said.
The team played high quality matches against sides like Turkey, Japan, Thailand, USA, Serbia, Netherlands, Italy and Dominican Republic.
Algeria however did not win a set after they lost all the matches in straight sets.
By OSCAR PILIPILI, The Standard