The 2019 KCB KVF National play offs came to a dramatic conclusion on Sunday afternoon at Kasarani Indoor Arena.
KCB Group Head of Corporate and regulatory Affairs Judith Sidi Odhiambo feted the winners with Kshs 250,000, 100,000 and 50,000for the gold, silver and bronze positions.
The event’s Chief Guest noted that the level of competition during the play offs has improved greatly over the years and lauded all the teams for the spectacular in this year’s competition.
“The country’s focus should now be to the club championship, we have to wrestle the crown from North Africans and bring it back home”, she said.
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KCB and Kenya Prisons qualified to represent the country the ladies team while GSU and KPA sailed through in the men’s category. KCB and Kenya Prisons saw off Kenya Pipeline 3-0 in their respective matches.
KVF Deputy President Charles Nyaberi was delighted with the level of competition in this year’s event adding that the federation will bring the majority of the games indoor in tandem with FIVB rules and common good practice elsewhere.
“I laud KCB Bank Kenya for the magnanimous gesture of sponsoring the league play offs for the second year running, we look forward to enhanced and continued partnership with the bank”, Said Nyaberi.
KCB Head Coach Japheth Munala lauded his youthful side for their heroic feat and resilience adding that the team will be a force to reckon with.
“The team played quite well against experienced Prisons side, we have improved greatly on the point victory margin against them”, said Munala.
The KCB side is expected to resume training on 5th of January next year in readiness for the club championships. The team will be looking to add new players in the setter, centre and left positions.
The bidding process for hosting the club championship is currently underway with North African countries being the favorites to stage the continental event.
KCB Bank Kenya has injected Kshs 1milion towards the staging of this year’s tournament.