Malkia Strikers outsmart Algeria, secure date with Cameroon in Africa Champs semis

Malkia Strikers outsmart Algeria, secure date with Cameroon in Africa Champs semis
Malkia Strikers celebrate their win over Algeria. PHOTO/MALKIA STRIKERS

NAIROBI, Kenya, September 1, 2026 – The national women’s volleyball team secured their place in the semi-finals of the Africa Nations Championships courtesy of a 3-1 win over Algeria at the Kasarani Indoor Arena on Tuesday night.

The North Africans caused a scare for Malkia Strikers with a slim 25-21 win in the first set, forcing Geoffrey Omondi’s side to wake up a steady the ship.

A 25-7 victory in the second set was followed by a 25-15 win in the penultimate one.

The defending champions then cemented their place in the last four with a 25-18 victory in the final set, the Algerians fighting gallantly to no avail.

Up next is a do-or-die clash against Cameroon in the semis, a battle of the heavyweights, which is a rematch of the 2023 edition in Yaounde.

On that occasion, the Kenyans silenced their hosts to lift their 10th crown.

Omondi’s charges know better than to allow the Cameroonians a sniff at a revenge on home soil.