Moim back as Prisons and Pipeline renew local rivalry

Kenya Prisons Volleyball Club coach David Lung’aho has vowed to unleash lethal attacker Mercy Moim in his team’s opening league match of the season against Kenya Pipeline Friday morning.

This contest, which is one of the four matches lined up in the second leg roster of the women’s Kenya Volleyball Federation League matches, serves off at the Ndakaini Stadium in Muranga County at 9am.

Moim, who is the national women volleyball team captain, is making a return to the Prisons set up after a three-year stint in Europe. 

During that while, he turned out for Finland’s top flight clubs Liiga Ploki and Oriveden Ponnistus, and then, recently, Azerbaijan top club Azerrail Baku. 

“I am excited to be back and happy that my teammates have welcomed me back in a warm manner. I can see that competition is tight here but the important thing is to join forces and ensure we win the league this season,” said Moim.

Moim, 28, did not play any part in the recently-concluded Women’s Africa Club Championship in Tunisia where Prisons finished third owing to late registration, but Kenya Volleyball Federation organizing secretary Ishmael Chege has since processed her clearance to compete locally.

“She has already infused morale into her teammates, and her experience is invaluable. We now have a full strength squad with makes our target of dominating Pipeline over the season more realistic,” said Lung’aho.

Prisons and Pipeline will be meeting for the second time in as many weeks.

The other contests between the duo in the quarter-finals of the continental championship ended in favour of the wardresses.

In other match-ups of the women’s league, Kenya Pipeline will also play Mount Kenya University.

The students also have a contest against a vastly improved Nairobi Water, who will also face bankers Kenya Commercial Bank.

FIXTURES

Women (from 9am):

Nairobi Water v MKU (9am)

Kenya Pipeline v Kenya Prisons (9am)

MKU v Kenya Pipeline (1pm)

Nairobi Water v KCB (1pm)

Men (from 9am):

Western Prisons v Vihiga County

AP Kenya v MKU

CO-OP Bank v KDF

Forest Rangers v Kenya Prisons

Prisons Nairobi v MKU

Nairobi Water v GSU (9am kick-off)

Prisons Mombasa v Forest Rangers

Nairobi Prisons v KDF

GSU v Prisons Kenya

AP Kenya v KPA

Prisons Mombasa v Nairobi Water

Vihiga County v GSU