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Kenya National Squash team player Khaaliqa Nimji is confident of a better show at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in July.

Nimji, who made history as the youngest Kenyan to have represented the country at a multi-sport event at the age of 12 during the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, will be hoping to better her performance at this year’s edition of the games.

Khaaliqa will be making her third appearance at the games stage after putting on a show which saw her win three matches and thereby making it to the Semi-finals in Gold Coast, Australia back in 2018. She shared her expectations with People Daily as she prepares for the Games and urged more women to join squash.

“The first one in 2010 was majorly for exposure and experience but I feel like each commonwealth Games I have been getting better. I have been playing with great players therefore there is a lot of progress I have made as a player. I think we need more exposure to women in the game,” said Nimji.

Namji is among the national team players currently training at the Parklands Sports Club under the stewardship of Zambian-born, former Kenya number One squash player Prince Mukuka Junior who is confident that the players selected have the capabilities to make it to the medal bracket when they represent Kenya during the Club Games.