Kenya’s female Para volley team kicked off their aspiration to pick a ticket to the 2024 Paralympics with an emphatic 3-0 (25-15, 25-6, 21-15) sets win over Nigeria at the 2024 African Sitting Volleyball Championship (African Paralympics qualifiers) that started in Lagos.
The opening match of the Paralympics qualifiers- the first international meet between both countries- ended disappointingly for the hosts the Kenyans gave Nigeria no chance in front of their spectators at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.
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Similarly, the Nigerian men’s team also lost to the East Africans as Kenya ran to early set wins (25-22, 25-13) before Nigeria rallied from two sets down to tie the game. The dead rubber game (last set) saw Kenya hold their ground against the host to win 15-12 points.