2006
Women's World Championship- Kenya
Kenyan Coach names final squad
Nairobi, Kenya, July 18-:
With just three days to the start of the third and final 2006
Women’s World Championship first round tournament in Africa -
Pool B, which will take place in Nairobi, Kenya from July 20-24
in Nairobi, Kenya’s national head coach David Lung’aho named his
final squad of 12 players. The competition will show hosts
Kenya, Algeria, DRC Congo, Eritrea and Congo Brazzaville
competing for the third and last African slot in the finals of
the World Championship.
Leading the list of the 12 players is veteran left player Violet
Baraza who will be the team captain while another experienced
star Dorcas Ndasaba was named the assistant captain of the team
which has been in camp at Kasarani since July 3 when they
reported to camp.
Naming the team at the indoor gymnasium in Kasarani at a brief
function attended by KVF President Ibrahim Efumbi, Secretary
General Jacob Owiti, Sports Organizing Secretary Walter Otieno,
KVF Press Officer Jack Kwemba and other members of the KVF
National Executive Committee, coach Lung’aho said he was
confident the players selected would take Kenya to the 2006
World Championships in Japan.
“Selection of the final 12 players was a very difficult task
since all the 17 players who were in camp proved that they are
capable of playing for the national team. I am confident that
those who have made it to the final 12 will represent our
country well in the coming qualification tournament,” said
Lung’aho who was flanked by his assistant Sammy Mulinge, Team
Manager Wanja Kanyi and Trainer Paul Bitok.
Team captain Violet Baraza said "all the players who made the
final 12 and those who were dropped were satisfied with the way
the coaches carried out the selection and those selected were
determined to qualify for the World Championships in Japan next
year."
KVF Secretary General Jacob Owiti announced that world
volleyball governing body FIVB has appointed KVF President
Ibrahim Efumbi as the Control Committee President of the
qualification tournament.
Kenya’s final squad Includes: - SETTERS: Janet Wanja, Judith
Serenge, LEFT: Sarah Chepchumba, Dorcas Ndasaba, Catherine
Wanjiru, Violet Baraza, CENTRES: Lucy Chege, Emilly Chemutai,
Esther Jepkosgei, RIGHT: Asha Makuto, Salome Wanjala, LIBERO:
Mercy Wesutila
CGI
