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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Malkia Strikers coach Paul Bitok insists it\u2019s time to overhaul the national women\u2019s team with an eye on the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.<\/p>\n

Bitok said the team\u2019s premature exit at the ongoing World Championship co-hosted by Poland and the Netherlands has provided the perfect opportunity to assemble a new-look team if they are to remain competitive on the global stage.<\/p>\n

Malkia Strikers managed just one win in five Pool \u2018A\u2019 matches, beating Cameroon but falling to Belgium, Italy, Puerto Rico and the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

Their performance against superior opposition showed a gulf in class that can only be bridged with fresh talent being tapped and players heading overseas for professional stints.<\/p>\n

The decade-long serving former Rwanda coach targets the African Nations Championships next year which will act as qualifiers for the World Cup as ideal competition to expose the juniors.<\/p>\n

\u201cIrrespective of whether I\u2019ll still be the coach or not, change is necessary,\u201d Bitok opined.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose young players who failed to make the cut for the World Championships will be considered for the Africa Cup of Nations. We need at least five fresh faces by 2024 while there could be room for players from schools.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPlayers like Jemimah Siang\u2019u and Pamela Jepkirui will have their chance,\u201d added Bitok, who is vying for the Kenya Volleyball Federation deputy president position in the upcoming elections.<\/p>\n

Bitok, who made history by guiding Malkia to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games after a 16-year absence, said there is need to build a team around teen sensations Emmaculate Nekesa and Veronicah Adhiambo.<\/p>\n

The duo, a setter and a left attacker respectively, were Malkia\u2019s shining stars amidst the Dutch heartbreak.<\/p>\n

\u201cNekesa and Adhiambo silenced critics and proved us all wrong. Adhiambo could be heading to Turkey in the coming weeks because there\u2019s firm interest in her services. With Chumba gone, the future is bright,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Bitok also weighed in on Malkia\u2019s reception deficiency which has been Kenya\u2019s Achilles heel for years. He said lack of youth structures is detrimental to the development of the sport.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes it\u2019s hard to teach a player basics skills at an advanced age. Basics are meant to be honed at the youth categories and that is lacking,\u201d he observed.<\/p>\n

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