Malkia Strikers tactician Paul Bitok revealed on Wednesday, August 24 that his charges have improved massively ahead of the upcoming 2022 International Football Federation (FIVB) Women’s World Championships scheduled to take place between September 23 and October 15 in Netherlands and Poland.
Bitok stated that he has seen considerable progress from the Kenyan side, particularly in terms of coordination and ball reception.
“There was improvement on reception from left players and our libero. Our service has also improved considerably and was good throughout.
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The players were more focused than other matches and there was good coordination in the settings. Good blocks were also noted,” he was quoted by Capital Sports.
Despite the improvement, Bitok pointed out a number of areas that the team has to work on in the few remaining weeks.
“There is still some more work to do. The back court defense was noted to be slacking whereas the target services were not very good.
“There was also an issue with the three metre line attacks while there were also mistakes associated with the net touches,” added Bitok.
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Malkia Strikers picked up a morale boosting win earlier this week when they hammered Vinhedo, a Sao Paulo-based Volleyball Club by a straight set of (28-26, 25-23 and 25-13).
Kenya have been pooled in Group A alongside European representatives Netherlands, Italy and Belgium. Cameroon and Puerto Rico are also in that group.
The Kenyan Queens are expected to travel to Serbia at the end of their 2-months training camp in the South American nation.
In Serbia they will continue with their preparations by playing two friendly matches against Colombia and the hosts.
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