National team coach Joseph Makau believes that Kenya will rise despite the dismal show in the just concluded Africa Netball Cup.
He was speaking on arrival from Cape Town, South Africa where they had finished sixth in a seven-team competition on Thursday night.
The Kenyan girls lost to continental giants South Africa, Malawi, Uganda, Zimbabwe and Zambia with their only win being 74-24 against Lesotho.
Makau said Kenya had spent many years in the cold and returning on the international scene they could not match their opponents.
“It was a learning curve for us because Kenya has not been taking part in international events for many years. The standards went high in our absence and we are now forced to play catch up because we are not at the same level with other countries,” Makau said.
He added that the future is very bright because Kenya still has a chance to work hard, improve the standards of the sport in the country as they map their way to success internationally.
“All is not lost because we have very talented players already in the national team and year in year out many are honing their skills in secondary schools games so we can never run out of players. With proper structures and international exposure we will rise.”
Makau noted that goal shooter Beatrice Wanjiku, goalkeeper Lucy Akumu and utility players Elsa Ndong and Nancy Auro had impressed.
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