Kenya Prisons’ women’s volleyball team goose have finally been cooked after the Ministry of Interior and Co-ordination haphazardly ordered for their return to the country on Thursday from Cairo Egypt.
The team which was expected to play against USFA of Burundi in the classification matches of position 9-16 today will not continue participating in the Africa Club Championship, a development that may see them face sanctions from the confederation Africa volleyball (CAVB).
The local champions had crushed out of the competition on Wednesday night after losing their last pool ‘D’ match against El shams of Egypt ,25-21).
In press statement sent to the news room Zeinab Hussein stated that;
Our attention has been drawn to the media articles reporting that the Kenya Prisons Service women’s volleyball team is in distress in Cairo, Egypt. The State Department for Correctional Services neither cleared nor financed the team’s travel to Cairo and was surprised to learn of it’s presence outside the country,”
The Statement continued: “Given the breach of protocol and the contravention of rules regarding public servants’ travel overseas, the government has immediately organized for their repatriation tonight. Whilst the government acknowledges and supports sports as one of the many sources of our national pride, we regret this turn of events, which has caused the people of Kenya undue embarrassment.”
Prisons are five-time African champions.