Floodies: KCB out to book fourth consecutive final as Oilers face Nondies

Reigning Impala Floodlit tournament champions, KCB RFC will be seeking to book their fourth final on the spin as Nondescripts face Menengai Oilers in the other semi-final.

Nondies vs Oilers (5:15 PM)

The clash pitting Championship side Nondescripts and Kenya Cup finalists Menengai Oilers will curtain raise the final semi-final which will see KCB battle Kenyatta University’s Blak Blad.

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Nondies booked their place in the last four following a convincing 33-7 win over fellow Championship outfit and hosts of the tournament Impala Saracens.

Last season’s Kenya Cup finalists Menengai Oilers who also graced the final of the 2019 Floodies advanced to the last four with a 26-13 over cross-city rivals Nakuru RFC.

Oilers head coach Gibson Weru revealed the areas that need to be addressed ahead of the semis as he admitted that his focus is not only on winning the tournament but checking the side’s preparedness ahead of the new season.

“We need to work on our set pieces in the semis, we also have to iron out our kicking game, we gave away a lot of possession through that and our chase lines were not as good.

We also want to be very dominant on defense and be disciplined, we are using the tournament as a build-up to the Kenya Cup and our focus is not only on the win but we are also looking at our systems,” said Weru.

KCB vs Blad (7 PM)

KCB scrapped through to the semis of the Floodies following a narrow 14-10 win over Kenya Harlequin and will be looking to grace their fourth final in a row.

The Bankers will have one eye on Mean Machine's record of nine titles as they currently sit on eight as a win over Blad will take them a step closer to the record.

Blak Blad on the other hand posted a bright start to the tournament after staging an upset against Kenya Cup semi-finalists Strathmore Leos, winning the clash 20-19.

KCB skipper Andrew Amonde noted that they will continue to experiment with new systems in the tournament as they look to recapture the Kenya Cup title.

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“We will continue trying the things we have been working on throughout preseason, there is a lot of testing that is going to happen and a lot will still be expected of us.

We will pick up from where we left from and we will keep on graduating as we go on and become much better as a team,” added Amonde.

In the women's category, Nothern Suburbs will face Ruck it in the first semi-final slated for 2 PM while last season's Women Kenya Cup finalists Impala will face Maseno at 3:20 PM.