Kenya target Croatia scalp in FIVB GP opener
What you need to know:
- Buoyed by a second place finish behind Bulgaria in the opening leg of matches held in Mexico last week, Kenya will open her campaign in the second leg series with a tricky tie against Croatia Friday evening.
- Kenya are currently placed third in their eight team pool after the completion of the first leg games, having garnered seven points out of a possible nine, a point more than their next opponents.
IN POREC CITY, CROATIA
National women volleyball team coach David Lung'aho used Wednesday's session to work on the mental state of his charges ahead of the second leg of the FIVB Grand Prix in Croatia.
Buoyed by a second place finish behind Bulgaria in the opening leg of matches held in Mexico last week, Kenya will open her campaign in the second leg series with a tricky tie against Croatia Friday evening.
Further ties against Bulgaria and Australia have been lined up on Saturday and Sunday.
"We rarely pick up a point whenever it really matters. Why is that so? Lung'aho posed midway through the team's training session at the Zatika Hall in Porec Wednesday afternoon.
Kenya are currently placed third in their eight team pool after the completion of the first leg games, having garnered seven points out of a possible nine, a point more than their next opponents.
"Our position makes our next match (against Croatia) very crucial, a win will take us nearer to the play-offs stage and this will almost relieve us of the heartbreak of missing out on the World Championships earlier this year.
