Action between Kenya and South Africa at the ongoing Africa Netball Cup at the Kasarani Indoor Arena/HANDOUT Captain Julius Karanja has tipped Team Kenya to bag their second win of the Africa Netball Cup when they face Eswatini on Wednesday at the Kasarani Indoor Arena.
Karanja believes the team will draw encouragement from their 49-43 loss to champions South Africa in their third match on Monday.
The Net Kings have one win in three matches of a home championships, beating Malawi 52-39 at the back of an opening 45-33 defeat to Uganda.
“We believe we will do good against Eswatini. We have a day to rest (on Tuesday),” he said.
“It was a very tough game against South Africa. We were leading at some point in the first and second quarters but we ended up losing. They are a strong team."
He bemoaned the loss especially after executing 'many aspects of their game effectively'.
“We had good passes, we did everything,” he said.
Meanwhile, national women’s team play Uganda at 6pm on Tuesday before closing the fixtures against Zambia on Wednesday (4pm).
The Divas beat Nigeria 61-40 in the opener but lost 55-47 to Malawi in the second. They are currently third in the standings with two points.
Captain Parin Simiyu expects a real test against the fancied Ugandans.
"The match against Uganda is going to be a tough test since they are an established side, but we will be going for the win," she said.
"A win against Uganda will increase our chances of qualifying for the next stage."
