GSU land Rwanda Air as Bitok tournament draws are released

Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) men’s league champions General Service Unit (GSU) have been pooled against Rwanda Air, the only foreign team that has signed up for the three-day Bitok International tournament.

Set to serve off on Friday 7 April, the Paul Bitok Foundation-sponsored tournament has attracted 12 men’s teams and nine women’s teams that have been divided into four and two groups respectively.

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Each of the four pools for the men have three teams that will compete in a round robin first. The top two teams move to the quarters with pool A teams meeting pool D sides. The top place team plays the second finisher in the other team.

The quarters matches are set for Saturday afternoon with the winners booking a semis place. Action will move to Kasarani for the semis and finals set for Sunday in both the men and women’s category.

“We are ready for action. All things are in place and we expect a very competitive tournament. These are the top teams in the league and they have everything to fight for. This is a perfect platform for the teams preparing for continental duty to gauge themselves,” Bitok offered after the draws.

In the women’s category, league holders Kenya Pipeline have landed Nairobi Water, Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) while Prisons Kenya headlines the other pool that has Prisons Nairobi, Post Bank, KCB and Kenya Army.

The women’s competition will be held at Kasarani from Friday and will not have the quarters. The top two teams in each group qualify for the semis set for Sunday.

The winners will take home Ksh 100,000 Ksh 50,000

MEN

POOL A 

1. GSU

2. RWANDAIR 

3. KAPU 

POOL B 

1. KENYA ARMY 

2. KPA 

3. EQUITY BANK 

POOL C 

1. AP KENYA 

2. TRAILBLAZERS VC 

3. PRISONS NAIROBI 

POOL D 

1. KFS 

2. PRISONS KENYA 

3. KDF 

WOMEN

POOL A 

1. NAIROBI WATER 

2. KPC 

3. KDF 

4. DCI 

POOL B 

1. NAIROBI PRISONS 

2. KENYA PRISONS 

3. POSTBANK 

4. KCB 

5. KENYA ARMY