Prisons, KCB lift Nairobi County volleyball titles
Peterson Kimende (left) of Ministry of Information Communications Technology plays against Evans Bera (5) and Philip Too (10) of Postal Corporation of Kenya during their volleyball match at the Kenya Communications Sports Organization played at Hill School grounds on August 13, 2014. Kenya Prisons defeated arch rivals General Service Unit in a hotly contested final at the weekend at The University of Nairobi. PHOTO| JARED NYATAYA
What you need to know:
- Winners in each category were awarded Sh20,000 while the runners received Sh10,000
- Kenya Prisons defeated arch rivals General Service Unit (GSU) in 3-2 (17-25, 25-20, 20-25, 25-14 and 12-15) in a hotly contested final that lasted close to 80 minutes to claim the overall title
Kenya Prisons and Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) warmed up for the upcoming seventh leg of the Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) league fixtures in Eldama Ravine in emphatic style by winning the men’s and women’s titles at the Nairobi County Chairman’s Cup at the University of Nairobi at the weekend.
Other winners of the two-day competition, that attracted close to 30 teams, included Nairobi County Council (NCC), who easily won the self-supporting category, while Kimbo Secondary School and St Paul’s University claimed the Schools and Colleges titles respectively.
Winners in each category were awarded Sh20,000 while the runners received Sh10,000.
“We are encouraged by the turnout and the talent that was on display. We now plan to invite more teams especially from outside Nairobi during the next edition with the hope that our coaches will come to scout for new players,” Nairobi County KVF Chairman Joseph Nderitu said.
Kenya Prisons defeated arch rivals General Service Unit (GSU) in 3-2 (17-25, 25-20, 20-25, 25-14 and 12-15) in a hotly contested final that lasted close to 80 minutes to claim the overall title.
“We came here to fine tune for the next round of league matches and I am happy with my team’s performance,” Prisons coach Gideon Chenje said.
In another result KCB ‘A’ defeated KCB ‘B’ in straight sets of 25-20, 25-17 and 28-26 to scoop the ladies title.
