Cheers, celebrations, joy and jubilation dominated the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport today when Kenya Pipeline and KCB volleyball teams jetted back from the concluded Africa Women’s Club Championship in Tunisia. Pipeline, who won silver medal after losing to Zamalek at the finals, was an improvement from last year’s from bronze. It was disappointing for KCB […]
VOLLEYBALL
KPC fall to Zamalek, fail to reclaim the African Women’s Volleyball Clubs title
Reigning Kenya Volleyball Federation women champions Kenya Pipeline Company lost the African Women’s Volleyball Clubs Championship title to Zamalek that ended today in Tunisia. The Paul Gitau coached side lost Egypt side 3-1(25 -22,18-25,25-15,25-17) in the final at the Hammamet, failing to reclaim the title they last 2005. Zamalek succeed last year’s winners KCB Women’s […]
Nairobi and Uasin Gishu win Para-Volleyball national trials title in Eldoret
Nairobi and Uasin Gishu are the new champions of Para-volleyball national trials tournament played on Saturday held in Eldoret’s Uasin Gishu County ahead of Par Africa Games set for Accra, Ghana in September. Nairobi won the women title after beating Uasin Gishu 3-0 (25-23, 25-22 and 25-12) for Joseph Juma Walukhu while Uasin Gishu beat […]
Kenya Pipeline beat Carthage to face Zamalek at Africa Women Clubs Championship
Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) champions Kenya Pipeline came from a set down to stun hosts Carthage to storm into the finals of the ongoing Africa Clubs Championship final in Tunisia. The Paul Gitau coached won in a five-setter thriller in 18-25, 27-25, 25-23, 23-25 and 15-9 in today’s semifinal match to book for the final […]
Champions KCB axed as KPC advance to semis at Women’s African Clubs Championship
Champions KCB Bank were eliminated from the ongoing Women’s African Clubs Championship in Tunisia. KCB succumbed to little known Moulodia Club Alger of Algeria 3-2 (22-25,27-25,25-20,16-25, 13-15) and they will now play in the classification matches. But former champions and Kenya Champions defeated their rivals to match into the semifinals of the annual clubs’ tournament. […]
Paul Bitok volleyball tournament postponed
The Paul Bitok international volleyball tournament has been postponed to a latter date after failing to secure Kasarani stadium. The event which was to resume between May 5-6 has been postponed again heading into the semifinals of the tournament that had been stopped following the demise of the Kenya Volleyball Federation president, the late Waithaka […]
STD postpones KVF elections
Sports Disputes Tribunal (SDT) has postponed the planned Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) elections that wrere set to be held tomorrow. The elective Annual General Meeting that was scheduled for Saturday 29th has been suspended and should be held within 90 days. SDT Chairman John Ohaga sitting with Allan Owiny and Gabriel Ouko directed that branch […]
Bitok remains unopposed as KVF elections nears
Malkia strikers head coach remains unopposed as acting president Charles Nyaberi will be facing off with Deputy President David Kilundo and former Kenyan international Edward Kisaka for the position of president at the KVF elections set for April 29th. Nyaberi, who was appointed the acting president following the sudden death of Waithaka Kioni, who had […]
Sports family mourns as Kioni is laid to rest
Sports family mourned the fallen hero in sports Waithaka Kioni as a great man who anchored sports from across the country. Kioni, who was the Kenya Volleyball Federation president was laid to rest yesterday in his Kiamwangi home in Gatundu South, Kiambu County, was eulogized as a man Kioni, who was also serving as the […]
Namwamba and NOC-K lead Kenyans in mourning the death of KVF president Kioni
Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba and national Olympics Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) have condoled with the family of Kenya Volleyball Federation 9KVF) preident Waithaka Kioni who passed on today morning. Today, a statement from NOC-K said that the 70 year old Kioni, was reportedly taken ill yesterday and rushed to hospital, where he succumbed around […]