KPA crowned Bitok International tourney champions
The David Lung'aho-led warders came back for the third set guns blazing and went ahead 7-2 before KPA's bench could call for a timeout.
The David Lung'aho-led warders came back for the third set guns blazing and went ahead 7-2 before KPA's bench could call for a timeout.
The winning semi-finalists face off in the final set to serve off at 3 pm, followed by the awards and closing ceremony afterwards.
After the Challenger Cup, the team will stay for more preparations before travelling to Cameroon on 4 August for the 2023 Africa Nations Cup, taking place from August 6-16.
Pipeline struggled to deal with the menacing services from KCB’S Pauline Chemutai who gained several service points in the 2nd and 3rd sets.
Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) were on the winning end of a 3-1 (25-19, 21-25, 25-19, 25-18) entertaining clash against Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
The team is expected to have a 10-day training camp in Morocco before heading out to France for the four-team Challenger competition that will qualify the winner for the VNL.
The Egyptians won the first set 25-22 but the national champions came back for a dominant second half performance to level the score at 18-25 and revive hopes for the title they last won in 2005.
Kenya Pipeline is the second most successful club in the history of women volleyball with 6 African titles, 8 silver and six bronze with Al Ahly current top best club with 10 African titles.
The finals will be a great opportunity for Pipeline’s search for crown number 7 and a return to the continental top ranks after 18 years since winning their last crown in 2005 when they beat Al Ahly.
The bankers were the first Kenyan club to win the trophy since Kenya Prisons in 2013. It was their second title after a 3-2 win over the same opponents in the 2006 final in Mauritius.