28 September 2006
KENYA : Champs Ulinzi And KPA Still Unbeaten
Caxton Apollo
Nairobi
Defending men's and women's basketball Premier League champions, Ulinzi Warriors and Kenya Ports Authority, are headed for the completion of the 2006 pre-season competition with unbeaten record.
KPA kept their scoresheet clean with 20 points from 10 outings when they crossed the century mark with a 106-23 win over Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in Mombasa at the weekend.
Sprite Storms, who head the table standings with 21 points, and third placed Telkom have lost three matches each.
KPA are chasing to enter the history books by becoming the first women's team to win the title four times in a row.
Storms and Telkom will battle it out for the second and third positions while newcomers Yana, under coach John Chasimba, are assured of clinching the fourth spot.
Yana will face KPA in the best-of-three series playoff semi-final.
Ulinzi Warriors are enjoying the top spot on the men's standings with 26 points from 13 straight victories.
The soldiers, who are focused on emulating Co-operative Bank of Kenya by winning four championships in a row, have two matches in hand against KCB Lions on Saturday and University of Nairobi's Terrorists on October 8.
Co-op Bank, with 23 points, Tigers of the United States International University (22) and KCB Lions (21) are all through to the play-offs' semi-finals but their finishing order is still unpredictable.
The battle for the top spot in the men's Division One league intensified last weekend after the return leg matches.
Telkom bounced back, registering four points to move from sixth to first position. Telkom have 25 points from 10 wins and five loses.
They are in the same spot with Strathmore University, who have also garnered 25 points.
The two teams clash in their last pre-season tie on Saturday.
Kisumu Lakeside and Java Warriors are well placed to grab the first position depending on the outcome of their last matches.
After harvesting three points from their Nairobi tour, Lakeside also have 25 points from 14 games. Lakeside have registered 11 wins and three loses.
Java lost their fourth match after Telkom edged them 93-92 to lie in fourth place with 22 points. Mennonites have collected 24 points and are lowly rated to qualify after losing six matches.
They must win their last tie against Java Warriors on Sunday to keep the chances alive.
Nairobi
Defending men's and women's basketball Premier League champions, Ulinzi Warriors and Kenya Ports Authority, are headed for the completion of the 2006 pre-season competition with unbeaten record.
KPA kept their scoresheet clean with 20 points from 10 outings when they crossed the century mark with a 106-23 win over Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in Mombasa at the weekend.
Sprite Storms, who head the table standings with 21 points, and third placed Telkom have lost three matches each.
KPA are chasing to enter the history books by becoming the first women's team to win the title four times in a row.
Storms and Telkom will battle it out for the second and third positions while newcomers Yana, under coach John Chasimba, are assured of clinching the fourth spot.
Yana will face KPA in the best-of-three series playoff semi-final.
Ulinzi Warriors are enjoying the top spot on the men's standings with 26 points from 13 straight victories.
The soldiers, who are focused on emulating Co-operative Bank of Kenya by winning four championships in a row, have two matches in hand against KCB Lions on Saturday and University of Nairobi's Terrorists on October 8.
Co-op Bank, with 23 points, Tigers of the United States International University (22) and KCB Lions (21) are all through to the play-offs' semi-finals but their finishing order is still unpredictable.
The battle for the top spot in the men's Division One league intensified last weekend after the return leg matches.
Telkom bounced back, registering four points to move from sixth to first position. Telkom have 25 points from 10 wins and five loses.
They are in the same spot with Strathmore University, who have also garnered 25 points.
The two teams clash in their last pre-season tie on Saturday.
Kisumu Lakeside and Java Warriors are well placed to grab the first position depending on the outcome of their last matches.
After harvesting three points from their Nairobi tour, Lakeside also have 25 points from 14 games. Lakeside have registered 11 wins and three loses.
Java lost their fourth match after Telkom edged them 93-92 to lie in fourth place with 22 points. Mennonites have collected 24 points and are lowly rated to qualify after losing six matches.
They must win their last tie against Java Warriors on Sunday to keep the chances alive.
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