Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) beat kelibia to finish 5th at the ongoing men’s African Volleyball Club Championship in Kelibia, Tunisia.
The Kenyan side beat the Tunisian side in a thrilling five setter encounter as the championships came to an end today.
Coached by Sammy Mulinge KPA came from two sets down to win in the 5-6 playoffs to finish 5th the same position they concluded last year in 25-20, 25-22, 25-22, 25-20 and 15-10.
KPA was dropped to the classification matches after losing in straight sets to Cameroon’s Port Douala at the quarter final stage. KPA made a clean sweep in the group stage, brushing aside Congo’s Espoir 3-1, made light work of Injis of Ivory Coast in their 3-0 win while they edged out Madda Walabu University MWU of Ethiopia3-2.
Despite being in a relatively fair group, debutants Equity got the going tough with just one win in group D that had Port Douala, Customs of Nigeria and Rwanda’s Gisagara. Customs recorded a routine win against the bankers in straight sets. Equity registered their first set in the competition in their 3-1 loss to Gisagara but defied all odds to scalp Port Douala 3-2 in the five-set thriller.