• African bronze medallists Kenya Pipeline dominated Post Bank 3-0 (25-12, 25-12, 25-19). They clash again at Nyayo Stadium at 11 am on Saturday.
• Meanwhile, Langata High secured a 3-1 (25-15, 25-20, 21-25, 25-18) win over Kenyatta University in Division Two.
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Holders KCB target a second win over Kenya Army when the two teams clash again at Nyayo Stadium in the Kenya Volleyball Federation national league playoffs.
The bankers thrashed the soldiers 3-0 (25-10, 25-15, 25-18) at Kasarani Indoor Arena on Friday with assistant coach David Kinga praising the players for playing as instructed.
“We played as planned. Since it’s a playoff, we can’t rely on the best six. At least everyone has gotten a chance. These best-of-three matches give players more play time and a chance to prove themselves. We are setting ourselves well for the entire game, not just a one-off show,” Kinga said.
African bronze medallists Kenya Pipeline dominated Post Bank 3-0 (25-12, 25-12, 25-19). They clash again at Nyayo Stadium at 11 am on Saturday.
Kenya Prisons beat Kenya Defence Forces in straight sets of 25-10, 25-18, 25-19 at the Nyayo gymnasium, while DCI won 3-1 (25-17, 25-17, 22-25, 25-18) against Nairobi Prisons at the same venue.
In the men’s category, Kenya Defence Forces edged past Kenya Forest Service in a five-set thriller (25-18, 25-20, 19-25, 21-25, 17-15) at Kasarani. KFS hopes to turn the tables at the same venue during the second clash on Saturday.
KDF captain Anthony Chimanyi said: “We were not composed in the first two sets. We cannot underestimate our opponents. We want to knock them out of the competition. A 3-2 win is not convincing... it means they are capable of coming back stronger and we cannot afford to give them a chance.”
KFS coach Wachira Gatwiri observed: “Coming back from two sets means we did our best. If we beat them tomorrow (Saturday), we will have a chance to knock them out on Sunday. There was a lot of confusion in officiating but we have the morale to push on. We will work on our service and backcourt defence.”
Meanwhile, Langata High secured a 3-1 (25-15, 25-20, 21-25, 25-18) win over Kenyatta University in Division Two.
The varsity students regrouped to win the second match 3-1 (25-23, 25-23, 26-28, 25-17).
The National Youth Service came from a set down to beat Pamoja Tujenge 3-1 (19-25, 32-30, 25-13, 25-18) while Engineers thumped Central Prisons 3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-18).