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S. GitahiKCB end 15-year wait to lift women's volleyball title
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Reading Time: 2min | Wed. 04.10.23. | 22:27
In the men’s final, Kenya Prisons claimed the men’s title after defeating GSU in five sets
Kenya Commercial Bank Volleyball team -KCB- on Wednesday 4 October evening ended their 15 year wait for a national league title as they came from a set down to claim the Kenya Volleyball Federation women’s championship in a thrilling final played at the Moi International Sports Centre Gymnasium - Kasarani.
The 3-1 (18-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-21) sets victory over their rivals and defending champions Kenya Pipeline marked the first time the bankers had clinched the silverware since 2008.
Always celebrate your own victories because nobody else will ever understand what it took to accomplish them. Tuna ruka juu, ba banjuka tu. #kvfplayoffs2023 #volleyball #lionesses #lionheartedvolleyball pic.twitter.com/1dHp2AG2se
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KCB in recent years under head coach Japheth Munala finished as runner-up in 2021 and 2022.
The defending champions under Paul Gitau were quick off the blocks as they took the first set 25-18, but KCB, had to depend on the impressive Juliana Namutira to take the second set 25-19.
The third set was dominated by KCB from the start, and despite Pipeline’s efforts to come close - 20-23 - late on, the bankers held to take the set 25-21, setting up a fiery fourth set that KCB took 25-21.
In the men’s final, Kenya Prisons claimed the men’s Kenya Volleyball Federation title after defeating the defending champions General Service Unit (GSU) 3-2 at the same venue.
The scores then, and in a match also played at the Kasarani Gymnasium were: 25-20, 25-21, 22-25, 28-30 and 15-10.
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