First batch of Team Kenya arrives in Tokyo for Olympics

Jane Wacu.

Malkia Strikers setter Jane Wacu (left) goes through the Covid-19 check ups at Tokyo's Narita Airport on July 9, 2021. 

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What you need to know:

  • The group is going through Covid-19 checks before they are released to their hotel where they'll spend the night before flying to Fukuoka early Saturday.
  • The team will then make a 30-minute road trip to Kurume City, where the pre-Olympics camp is based.

The first group of Team Kenya, featuring, among others, Malkia Strikers players, coach and deputy chief de mission Shoaib Vayani, have landed at Tokyo's Narita Airport.

The group is going through Covid-19 checks before they are released to their hotel where they'll spend the night before flying to Fukuoka early Saturday.

Malkia Strikers

Malkia Strikers left attacker Leonida Kasaya (right) goes through the Covid-19 check ups at Tokyo's Narita Airport on July 9, 2021. 

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Malkia Strikers

Malkia Strikers players pose for photos at Tokyo's Narita Airport on July 9, 2021. 

Photo credit: Elias Makori | Nation Media Group
Malkia Strikers

Malkia Strikers coach Paul Bitok prepares to disembark from the plane at Tokyo's Narita Airport on July 9, 2021. 

Photo credit: Elias Makori | Nation Media Group

The team will then make a 30-minute road trip to Kurume City, where the pre-Olympics camp is based.