14 June 2013
KENYA : Co-op, Lions clash in KBF Premier League
Lions Club will be facing 2012 Defending Champions Co-op Bank as the Kenya Basketball Federation Premier League resumes this weekend.
The two teams met in the semi finals of the 2012 play offs where Co-op Bank emerged victorious after a 2-1 win in the best of three series. Currently Co-op Bank leads the table standings with 16 points from 9 matches while Lions lie 3rd with 11 points from 6 matches. Co-op Bank has lost two of its matches so far while their opponents have lost only once. The two teams will clash at 4:30 pm at the Nyayo gymnasium.
In other matches that will take place at the Nyayo gymnasium defending Champs and league leaders Eagle Wings will face a winless Mennonites at Noon in the women’s category while Sylvia Kamau’s Strathmore Swords go up against fellow students KU Oryx at 1:30 pm.
The Mennonites men’s team will go up against second placed Thunder at 3:00 pm. Thunder will be seeking to bounce back after a 73-80 loss to Lions last Friday. Below are the full fixtures for the weekend:
SATURDAY
EAGLE WINGS VS MENNONITES 12 NOON
STRATHMORE VS KU ORYX 1.30PM
THUNDER VS MENNONITES 3.00PM
LIONS VS COOPBANK 4.30PM
SUNDAY
STRATHMORE VS EQUITY 1.30PM
TERROR VS ULINZI 3.00PM
STRATHMORE VS NRB AVIATION 4.30PM
The two teams met in the semi finals of the 2012 play offs where Co-op Bank emerged victorious after a 2-1 win in the best of three series. Currently Co-op Bank leads the table standings with 16 points from 9 matches while Lions lie 3rd with 11 points from 6 matches. Co-op Bank has lost two of its matches so far while their opponents have lost only once. The two teams will clash at 4:30 pm at the Nyayo gymnasium.
In other matches that will take place at the Nyayo gymnasium defending Champs and league leaders Eagle Wings will face a winless Mennonites at Noon in the women’s category while Sylvia Kamau’s Strathmore Swords go up against fellow students KU Oryx at 1:30 pm.
The Mennonites men’s team will go up against second placed Thunder at 3:00 pm. Thunder will be seeking to bounce back after a 73-80 loss to Lions last Friday. Below are the full fixtures for the weekend:
SATURDAY
EAGLE WINGS VS MENNONITES 12 NOON
STRATHMORE VS KU ORYX 1.30PM
THUNDER VS MENNONITES 3.00PM
LIONS VS COOPBANK 4.30PM
SUNDAY
STRATHMORE VS EQUITY 1.30PM
TERROR VS ULINZI 3.00PM
STRATHMORE VS NRB AVIATION 4.30PM
# posted by afrbk : 10:02
