Egypt: Tough Luck for Local Girls in Cairo Volleyball Qualifiers

Nairobi — Hosts Egypt's girls moved a step closer to clinching the trip to Singapore after they clinched the second victory over Kenya in a 3-0 demolition of 25-11, 25-11, 25-19 on the second day of the African qualification tournament for the first Youth Olympic Games at the Cairo Stadium Complex.

Inexperience and stage fright are to blame for Kenya's poor show as the team failed to respond to the Egyptian challenge in a match that was meant to settle the outcome of the championship which is being played on a round robin format.

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