Kenya Pipeline crowned CAVB Zone V champions

Kenya Pipeline women’s volleyball team are the winners of the 2023 Confederation of Africa Volleyball (CAVB) Zone Five Club Championships.

This comes after the sole Kenyan opposition in the second edition of the five-team tournament dispatched fellow finalists Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) 3-0 (25-20, 25-13, 25-19) in the game played at the Bank of Kigali Arena in Kigali, Rwanda on Sunday evening.

The win in their first attempt was won in imperious fashion, with Paul Gitau’s side winning all of their games played since Wednesday.

Pipeline registered a 3-0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-21) win over Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) in their opening fixture before seeing out RRA by a similar margin a day later.

On Friday, the Kenyan league runners-up continued with their fine form with a 3-1 (25-16, 23-25, 25-14, 25-23) win over National Police of Rwanda, before wrapping up their preliminary rounds with a 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-15) win over Patriotic Army (APR) on Saturday.

On Sunday, Pipeline slipped into a 7-8 deficit before taking control of matters to lead 16-14 and 21-18; ultimately winning the set 25-20.

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The second set was way steady for the Kenyans as they broke out to a 16-13 advantage early one to win 25-23, before turning on the afterburners in the final set by at some point leading 16-10 to see it out 25-19.

In the third place playoff match played earlier at the same arena, APR finished on the podium with a 3-1 (26-24, 25-21, 25-21, 25-21) win over Rwanda National Police.