Action shifts to league as Equity, Pipeline aim to maintain impressive run

Equity Bank men and Kenya Pipeline Company women’s team will be seeking to extend their dominance in the Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) National League when the fourth leg serves off in Nyeri from Friday.

Equity and Pipeline are enjoying good form and sit pretty at the peak of their respective league tables with 15 and 12 points respectively.

The bankers will face Kahawa Garrison on Friday in what is expected to be a tough duel, but they hope to overcome the latter to maintain their lead at the toip of the table.

In the women’s category, Kenya Pipeline will open their campaign against Bomet County at 9am before winding their day’s programme against Ashton at 1pm.

At the same time, Kenya Prisons head coach David Lung’aho has said that his team is ready to do well in Nyeri despite a slow start to the campaign. Prisons who face Western Bombers are placed fifth in the table.

 “We are ready to battle it out in Nyeri, so far we are in sixth position having played the least matches. I hope we win all of our matches so that we move to ten points and be second in the league.

“The team is preparing well and all the players are in good shape so I expect positive results in the league,” added Lung’aho.

The weekend matches will be a precursor to federation’s Challenge Cup tournament – a competition primarily set for winners of Friday’s league matches. The tourney will also take place in Nyeri on Saturday and Sunday.

After the weekend action, the national team players will report back to camp to allow Malkia strikers continue with their preparations  for the FIVB Women World Cup Championships slated for Japan from September 29- October 20.

Fixtures

Friday, 22^nd June, 2018

Fixtures

Men

09:00HRS- PRISONS MSA VS K D F

09:00HRS- AP KENYA Vs VIHIGA

09:00HRS -BOMET Vs EQUITY BANK

09:00HRS- KAHAWA GARRISON Vs PRISONS KENYA

9 09:00HRS- G S U Vs NAKS

09:00HRS- K P A VS PRISONS NAIROBI

11:00HRS -PRISONS KENYA Vs G S U

11:00HRS- EQUITY BANK VS KAHAWA GARRISION

11:00HRS- VIHIGA COUNTY VS BOMET COUNTY

13:00HRS -NAKS Vs KAHAWA GARRISON

16 13:00HRS- K D F VS AP KENYA

13:00HRS -KIAMBU COUNTY Vs PRISONS MSA

13:00HRS- G S U Vs EQUITY BANK

15:00HRS- BUNGOMA COUNTY Vs NAKS

15:00HRS- PRISONS NAIROBI Vs WESTERN PRISONS

15:00HRS- KERICHO COUNTY VS K P A

15:00HRS- KIAMBU COUNTY VS VIHIGA COUNTY

Women

09:00HRS -KAHAWA GARRISON VS D C I

09:00HRS- KENYA PIPELINE VS BOMET COUNTY

09:00HRS -K D F VS BUNGOMA COUNTY

09:00HRS -PRISONS KENYA VS WESTERN BOMBERS

11:00HRS- KAHAWA GARRISON Vs BOMET COUNTY

11:00HRS -K C B VS WESTERN BOMBERS

4 13:00HRS -PRISONS KENYA VS KAHAWA GARRISON

13:00HRS -KENYA PIPELINE Vs ASHTON

15:00HRS -KDF v WESTERN BOMBERS