KCB and defending champions Kabras Sugar will meet in the Kenya cup final after winning their semifinal fixtures in contrasting fashion on Saturday 23 March 2024.
KCB edged Menengai Oilers 21-12 at the KCB Sports Club in Ruaraka while Kabras were 37-9 winners over Nondescripts in Kakamega.
Darwin Mukidza kicked KCB ahead with a penalty midway through the first half before two Abutwalib Wesonga penalties saw Oilers go 6-3 up in what was an arm wrestle of a match.
Vincent Onyala, on as an injury replacement then scored for KCB at the stroke of halftime, his effort giving the hosts an 8-6 lead at the break.
The second half remained tentative, the tension palpable on the pitch and in the bleachers as both sides continued to prod each other, Mukidza and Wesonga trading two penalties apiece, the scores 14-12. to KCB with 17 minutes left on the clock.
It remained close as the game wore on, Oilers losing a lineout late in the match, Persian Kolian retrieving the ball and making an incisive run before offloading to Bob Muhati who scored under the post to seal the win for the bankers, Mike Wamalwa converted to confirm the result and a date in the final in Kakamega on Saturday 6 April against Kabras Sugar who defeat Nondies 37-9 in the other semifinal at the Kakamega Showground.
Ntabeni Dukisa kicked over a penalty for a 3-0 lead before extending the leading after converting Griffin Chao’s try, the scores 10-0 to Kabras early on.
Nyaenya Moseti would score Nondies first points, kicking over a penalty before Dukisa scored an unconverted try in between another Moseti penalty as Kabras lead 15-6 at the break.
The hosts went 25-6 up through unconverted tries from Brian Tanga and George Nyambua before Moseti scored a third penalty for Nondies, the scoreboard reading 25-9.
Chao and Bryceson Adaka would score late tries, Dukisa managing a conversion to confirm the result and a date against KCB in the final on 6 April at the same venue.