Kenya Pipeline through to Cup quarters
Kenya Pipeline players celebrate victory during a past Africa Club Championships at Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani. Pipeline beat Botswana’s Kutlwano 3-0 at this year’s edition of the tournament in Caro, Egypt on March 28, 2015. PHOTO | FILE |
What you need to know:
- Wanja, Murambi inspire Kenyan girls to victory over Botswana opposition
- Pipeline beat Botswana’s Kutlwano 3-0 at the October Stadium in Cairo.
- The other team in Pool B is multiple tournament winners Al Ahly of Egypt.
- Pipeline were more clinical in their match having given away a set in their opening match against FAP of Cameroon for a 3-1 win on Friday evening.
Ten straight serves from Kenyan international Janet Wanja on Saturday enabled Kenya Pipeline to romp into the quarter finals of the women’s volleyball Africa Club Championships in Egypt.
The setter earned her team a good ten points in the first set while right attacker Noel Murambi solely accounted for another 12 points in the second set as the Kenyan representatives beat Botswana’s Kutlwano 3-0 at the October Stadium in Cairo.
Meanwhile, in Saturday’s late at the same venue other Kenyan team in the competition, Kenya Commercial Bank, went down 3-0 to defending champions GS Petroliers of Algeria 2-0 in their opening match of Pool B. The other team in Pool B is multiple tournament winners Al Ahly of Egypt.
CLINICAL DISPLAY
Pipeline were more clinical in their match having given away a set in their opening match against FAP of Cameroon for a 3-1 win on Friday evening.
The Kenyan girls started off with a 25-11 victory in the first set. A fiery Noel Murambi then shone in the subsequent set where she unleashed powerful spikes as Pipeline overwhelmed their opponent with a 25-4 score.
Coach Japheth Munala then allowed up starter Mildred Oduko to play as the libero as Pipeline sealed victory with a 25-13 win in the final set and with it a place in the quarter finals with a perfect record.
Wanja told Nation Sport that although she was happy with the win, the team had not played its best and that there is more work to be done before their quarter finals match next week.
“The game was tough and we did not play to our level best. We were just lucky that our opponents made several mistakes and I hope that we shall improve our game,” Wanja said.
