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Volleyball: KPA bow out as Pipeline, KCB soldier on
Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) men's volleyball team players and officials during a training session at KPA Makande gymnasium in Mombasa in preparation for African Clubs Championships in Tunisia on May 1, 2023.
Photo credit: Kevin Odit | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
- Port Doula once again denied the Kenyan club a place in the semi-finals having beaten them at the same stage last year in Tunisia
- Kenyan champions Pipeline thrashed Diofior of Senegal 3-0 (25-17,25-12,25-16) while KCB were too good for National Customs Service of Nigeria defeating them 3-0 (25-14,25-12, 25-15) in another knock-out clash
- Pipeline coach Paul Gitau said they want to go all the way to the final
Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) crashed out of the ongoing African Men's Clubs Championship following a 3-1 (27-25,21-25,18-25,22-25) loss to Port Douala of Cameroon in the quarter-finals on Thursday evening in Tunisia.
Port Doula once again denied the Kenyan club a place in the semi-finals having beaten them at the same stage last year in Tunisia.