Kenyan skipper gives Botswana the thumbs-up

The two teams used the encounter to prepare for the All Africa Games (AAG) qualifiers that start next Monday in Durban, South Africa.

Though the Botswana women gave good account of themselves, they lost 3-2 to their more fancied side. "I am actually surprised with the way they played, we did not expect them to be so tough," Rotich said after the game.  She said the team has improved tremendously in a short time. Rotich, however, said it was important for the local side to work hard on growing their confidence. She said the reason they lost the first set with a bigger margin of 13-25 was because they did not believe in themselves. "But they started developing confidence as the game progressed and had they started that way, they could have beaten us," she said.