Prison's coach Josp Barasa has has warned his charges against underrating Nairobi Water and Nairobi Prisons when the second leg of the Kenya Volleyball Federation League serves off at the Nyayo Stadium this weekend.
Prisons, who are seeking their third straight league title have a fully-fit squad. They put KCB to the sword by hammering the Ruaraka-based side 3-1 in sets of 26-24, 28-26, 21-25 and 25-16 to get their season to a flying start. The team has played friendly matches against Highrise Warriors men's team and Barasa said they are in a better shape to deliver. At the same time, he wants the team to play according to instructions.
"In this league, no team is a pushover. Nairobi Water have been in the league. They are a good team with experienced players same as Nairobi Prisons. We have to be cautious when handling them but the players are psyched up," Barasa said.
"The team has had a good training period at Nairobi West Prisons. We've used the friendly matches against Highrise Warriors to fine-tune our preparations. Our strategy is to attack them from the first whistle and play an expansive game. Title defence is always tricky but that is our target," he said.
In other matches, KCB who got a reality check in the loss against Prisons, play Kenya Defence Force KDF and Kenya Pipeline. The bankers are rebuilding after roping in seven new players but beat Directorate Of Criminal Investigation DCI in the first match. KDF failed to turn up for their matches in the first leg. An all-soldiers affair pits KDF against Kenya Army. KCB's Sharon Chepchumba is in line to face her former side Pipeline.
Elsewhere, Pipeline entertain Kenya Army, DCI have date with both Nairobi Prisons and Nairobi Water.
Men
Group One
Vihiga-Kidungu Stadium
SATURDAY
Vihiga County vs Prison Kenya
Equity Bank vs KPA
Nairobi Prison vs AP Kenya
Vihiga County vs Equity Bank
Nairobi Prisons vs KPA
AP Kenya vs Prison Kenya
SUNDAY
Vihiga County vs AP Kenya
Equity Bank vs Nairobi Prisons
Prison Kenya vs KPA
Vihiga County vs KPA
Equity Bank vs AP Kenya
Prison Kenya vs Nairobi Prisons
Men
Group Two
Nanyuki Stadium
SATURDAY
Western Prisons vs KDF
GSU vs Prison Mombasa
KFS vs RV Prisons
Kenya Army vs KDF
GSU vs KFS
Prison Mombasa vs RV Prisons
SUNDAY
Kenya Army vs KFS
Western Prison vs Prison Mombasa
KDF vs RV Prisons
Western Prison vs KFS
Kenya Army vs Prison Mombasa
KDF vs GSU
