This archive report was first published on 15 August 2019.
Rains Disrupt KICOSCA Games ¶
Heavy rains disrupted the Kenya Inter-Counties Sports and Cultural Association (KICOSCA) Games in Kericho County, forcing volleyball finals to be pushed to Friday.
The games, which entered day four on Thursday, were held at the Kericho High School grounds. The rain halted the action in the afternoon, with volleyball women defending champions Uasin Gishu leading by two to one sets against Nairobi.
According to the organizers, the final is scheduled to be played afresh on Friday morning between the two sides who also clashed in last year’s finals held in Kisii with Uasin Gishu standing high against the Nairobians.
Uasin Gishu captain Rhodah Jepkoech expressed confidence that her team will retain their title, saying, “Tomorrow (Friday) we will defend our title and I am confident about that although our opponents have come of age and you can even see they have defeated us in one set.”
Uasin Gishu Advances in Volleyball ¶
Despite the disruptions, the morning clashes went on as planned. Uasin Gishu County men volleyball team blew Muranga County team 3-0 in the semi-finals tie to set-up a repeat of 2017 and 2018 finals against Kiambu who dismissed Nakuru by 3-1 sets in the other last four tie.
Uasin Gishu captain Benard Koros is keen to retain the volleyball crown three years running, saying, “I know it will be a tough one but all we will work hard and go for it, it is the second successive year we are playing Kiambu in the finals and we are ready to tame them.”
Nakuru Wins Basketball Title ¶
In basketball, Nakuru thumped Bungoma 49-42 in the finals to rip-off the title from the former champions Kiambu. In their en route to the finals, the new champions edged Kiambu 41-31 in the semi-finals while Bungoma survived a slim win of 27-25 against Uasin Gishu County in the second semi-final.
Meru Banned from KICOSCA Games ¶
Meru football team received a blow after the KICOSCA organizing committee banned the team over fielding ineligible players on Tuesday. The team fielded young guns who are not part of the county staff in group stage match against Nairobi County crushing Sunguti’s charges 5-1, which was refuted by the KICOSCA football committee withdrawing the win to Nairobi.
