Kenya Prisons win Chairman's Cup

Kenya Prisons on Sunday won the men and women's titles of the annual Nairobi Water Chairman's Cup, after posting straight forward straights sets victory over Kenya Defence Forces and Kenya Commercial Bank respectively, at the Ndakaini Stadium in Murang'a County.

Prisons women team required less than 45 minutes to triumph against the Bankers via 25-16, 25-18, 25-20 set scores, an outcome head coach David Lung'aho suggested will help the side "reclaim their lost glory".

"We came here with a target I am happy my players accomplished that. We must continue dominating in each and every game and I am looking forward to the next round of matches in Eldoret." explained Lung'aho.

Lung'aho's side have failed to win the national league and continental title for the past three years, a factor Lung'aho seemed to have been referring to in his statement.

Meanwhile, Kenya Prisons' men team defeated Kenya Defence Forces 3-0 (25-19,25-22,25-17) to win the men's title.

Enroute to the finale, the Wardens overcame a shaky start in the opening set to eventually hammer their Mombasa based counterparts 3-0(30-28, 25-18 and 25-21).

KDF on their part, saw off hosts Nairobi Water 3-1 (18-25, 25-20, 25-19 and 25-22).

In the women's matches, Prisons sailed through to the final following a 3-1(24-26, 25-16, 25-16, 25-17) win over Kenya Pipeline "A" whilst KCB also triumphed over Kenya Pipeline "B" with similar set scores of 25-13, 29-27, 18-25, 25-19).

"It was difficult to watch over my two teams in the semi-finals considering both games were played at the same time. But generally, I am concerned with the two defeats we suffered to Prisons in this competition, I hope to bounce back in Eldoret." Pipeline coach Japheth Munala offered.

Both the men and women winning teams were each awarded Sh100,000 as prize money.