Basketball
KBF Playoffs: KPA Teams to Play Playoffs Semi-finals Away from Home
The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) men’s and women’s basketball teams will be playing their Kenya Basketball Federation Premier League play-offs semi-finals Game One matches away at the Nyayo National Stadium this weekend.
Across Nairobi and Kisii University, 20 play-offs semi-finals Game One matches will be played in a best-of-five series format on Saturday and Sunday.
On Saturday, KPA women’s team will be starting the ball rolling against Strathmore University Swords, with the match starting at 4 pm. Later in the day, the KPA men’s team will take on City Thunder in the late fixture starting at 8 pm.
Coach Anthony Ojukwu has stated that they will treat all their opponents with respect and not underrate any team, despite being defending champions.
Ojukwu, who is now the overall coach of both KPA teams, has said that the teams have been training hard in Nairobi for the last two weeks and have prepared well to win their opening matches. He also said that playoffs require a different approach because every team is well-prepared to win.
KPA women’s team, led by Eunaya Okoro, Celina Okumu, and Rebecca Nkatha, finished the regular season unbeaten in 22 matches, making it challenging for Swords to break this record.
The dockers easily eliminated Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) Lynx 2-0 in the best-of-three series play-offs quarter-finals to qualify for the semis.
KPA men’s team knocked out Kenyatta University’s Pirates 2-0 and has vowed to win Game One against Thunder away in Nairobi. KPA defeated Thunder 69-51 in the first leg during the regular season and went on to win the second leg at their home court.
City Thunder, led by coach Sadat Gaya, bundled out Strathmore University’s Blades 2-0 in the quarter-finals to reach the semis. International guards Griffins Ligare and Silas Kioko are currently in good form and could give KPA a run for their money.
On Sunday, KPA women’s team will face coach Ronnie Owino’s Strathmore Swords in Game Two at 2 pm, while KPA men’s team will tackle Thunder in Game Two from 8 pm. Games Three, Four, and Five (in case of a 2-2 tie) will be played at KPA Makande Gymnasium starting from May 27.
In the men’s Premier League play-offs semi-finals Game Two, Ulinzi Warriors will meet Equity Dumas on Saturday at 8 pm. Game One will be played at Nyayo on Friday at 8 pm. Game Three is set for May 27, and Game Four will be played on May 28. Equity won the first leg of the regular season, defeating Ulinzi Warriors 69-59.
Ulinzi Warriors knocked out rivals Eldonets Plantinum 2-0 in the quarter-finals, while Equity Dumas eliminated the University of Nairobi’s Terrorists with the same margin to sail into the semi-finals.
In Saturday’s women’s Division One play-offs semi-finals, USIU-A Flames will play against Strathmore University at 10 am. Men’s Division One semi-finals Game One will pit USIU-A Tigers against Absa Bank from 12 pm while Strathmore University will play Snipers in Game One at 2 pm.
The weekend’s fixtures include USIU-A Flames vs. Strathmore University at 10 am, USIU-A Tigers vs. Absa at 12 pm, Strathmore University vs. Snipers at 1 pm, KPA vs. Strathmore University Swords at 4 pm, KPA vs. Thunder
The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) men’s and women’s basketball teams will be playing their Kenya Basketball Federation Premier League play-offs semi-finals Game One matches away at the Nyayo National Stadium this weekend. Across Nairobi and Kisii University, 20 play-offs semi-finals Game One matches will be played in a best-of-five series format on Saturday and Sunday.
On Saturday, KPA women’s team will be starting the ball rolling against Strathmore University Swords, with the match starting at 4 pm. Later in the day, the KPA men’s team will take on City Thunder in the late fixture starting at 8 pm.
Coach Anthony Ojukwu has stated that they will treat all their opponents with respect and not underrate any team, despite being defending champions.
Ojukwu, who is now the overall coach of both KPA teams, has said that the teams have been training hard in Nairobi for the last two weeks and have prepared well to win their opening matches. He also said that playoffs require a different approach because every team is well-prepared to win.
KPA women’s team, led by Eunaya Okoro, Celina Okumu, and Rebecca Nkatha, finished the regular season unbeaten in 22 matches, making it challenging for Swords to break this record. The dockers easily eliminated Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) Lynx 2-0 in the best-of-three series play-offs quarter-finals to qualify for the semis.
KPA men’s team knocked out Kenyatta University’s Pirates 2-0 and has vowed to win Game One against Thunder away in Nairobi. KPA defeated Thunder 69-51 in the first leg during the regular season and went on to win the second leg at their home court.
City Thunder, led by coach Sadat Gaya, bundled out Strathmore University’s Blades 2-0 in the quarter-finals to reach the semis. International guards Griffins Ligare and Silas Kioko are currently in good form and could give KPA a run for their money.
On Sunday, KPA women’s team will face coach Ronnie Owino’s Strathmore Swords in Game Two at 2 pm, while KPA men’s team will tackle Thunder in Game Two from 8 pm. Games Three, Four, and Five (in case of a 2-2 tie) will be played at KPA Makande Gymnasium starting from May 27.
In the men’s Premier League play-offs semi-finals Game Two, Ulinzi Warriors will meet Equity Dumas on Saturday at 8 pm. Game One will be played at Nyayo on Friday at 8 pm. Game Three is set for May 27, and Game Four will be played on May 28. Equity won the first leg of the regular season, defeating Ulinzi Warriors 69-59.
Ulinzi Warriors knocked out rivals Eldonets Plantinum 2-0 in the quarter-finals, while Equity Dumas eliminated the University of Nairobi’s Terrorists with the same margin to sail into the semi-finals.
In Saturday’s women’s Division One play-offs semi-finals, USIU-A Flames will play against Strathmore University at 10 am. Men’s Division One semi-finals Game One will pit USIU-A Tigers against Absa Bank from 12 pm while Strathmore University will play Snipers in Game One at 2 pm.
The weekend’s fixtures include USIU-A Flames vs. Strathmore University at 10 am, USIU-A Tigers vs. Absa at 12 pm, Strathmore University vs. Snipers at 1 pm, KPA vs. Strathmore University Swords at 4 pm, KPA vs. Thunder