Coach Mulinge returns as Kenya names provisional beach volleyball squad

The Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) has named a provisional squad for the 2025 African Beach Volleyball Championship qualifiers, set to take place from June 23 to 30 in Tetouan and Martil, Morocco.

 The tournament also serves as the pathway to the FIVB 2025 Beach Volleyball World Championship.

Leading the Kenya’s men beach volleyball team is experienced coach Sammy Mulinge, who makes a comeback to the national fold.

 Mulinge, a seasoned tactician who previously guided Kenya’s women’s beach volleyball duo of Brackcides Agala and Gaudencia Makokha to the Olympic Games, returns with renewed ambition.

 His last major coaching role saw him steer Rwanda Energy Group to a bronze medal finish at the Zone Five Clubs Championship in Uganda.

Mulinge replaces the pair of Ibrahim Oduor and Patrick Owino, who had overseen the team's campaign during the Paris Olympic qualifiers.

The six-man provisional squad comprises a blend of youth and experience drawn from various Kenyan institutions. The players are; Jairus Kipkosgei, Elphas Makuto [Kenya Prisons], Brian Melly [GSU], Donald Mchete [Prisons Mombasa],Wilson Cheruyot [Equity Bank], and Joseph Muliro [Strathmore University].

The support staff includes Simon Kibe as the physiotherapist and Robinson Okoth, the Nairobi Prisons team manager, who will take charge in the same capacity

 KVF Assistant Secretary General John Ogara will serve as head of delegation.