Prisons Kenya kick started the women’s netball national league on a high last weekend in Nairobi at the Ulinzi Sports Complex winning all their scheduled three matches.
Speaking on Sunday evening after her final game against newbies Kenyatta National Hospital ( KNH), Prisons head coach Everline Cherono was optimistic of bagging her 14th national league title.
” It has been a tough outing for us, but we thank God that we have won all our games. Tactically, at times we seemed lost but I have a lot of experienced players who came through for us,” said Cherono adding that her charges are thirsty for a 14th national league title that will also serve as a perfect send off to a few of her players who are contemplating retirement.
Prisons had a go against perennial rivals Ulinzi Swords on Saturday, a tough date for Cherono’s players who had to fight and win the final fourth quarter, carrying the day with 45 points against Ulinzi’s 34.
National U-21 captain Miriam Wamani was instrumental in guiding her new side Equity bank to closely edge KNH 46-44, a game that witnessed both teams showcase an array of untested young talents at the national stage, only to lose their second game 46-22 against ten times champions Ulinzi who fielded experienced players.
Ulinzi’s impressive run continued on Sunday when they easily beat KNH 47-36 as the experienced Prisons made mince meat of Equity by mauling the youngsters 49-36 and doing the same against KNH when they outscored them by 50-33 points.
Prisons Kenya now lead round one on the table standings with six points after winning all their three matches followed closely by Ulinzi who have four points while Equity bank have two points and KNH have none as the first tier Kenyan women’s netball clubs now go back to the drawing board in readiness for round two which has been scheduled for 26-28 th July 2024 at the Technical University of Mombasa ( TUM) in Mombasa County.
