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Kenyan players cheer at the start of last year’s East Africa Games. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

For the first time in years, the Federation of East Africa Schools Sports Association (FEASSA) games that begin tomorrow in Morogoro, Tanzania, will miss its most dominant powerhouse Kwanthanze Mixed Senior School.

This follows their shock fourth-place finish at a bruising national championship that left not just the Kenyan, but the East African girls volleyball hierarchy radically altered.

Kwanthanze’s absence paves the way for a fierce new succession battle as the spotlight shifts to 2024 East Africa winners Kesogon Mixed Senior School, who are now the national queens following their outstanding display.