KCB Volleyball Club Gears Up for Africa Club Championship Battle in Nigeria

KCB Volleyball Club will travel to Abuja, Nigeria, next Tuesday for the 46th African Women’s Volleyball Club Championship, which runs from April 1 to April 14, 2025, at the Moshood Abiola Stadium. The team, led by Head Coach Japheth Munala, will compete against some of the best clubs in Africa, including Zamalek, Al Ahly, and Nigeria Customs Service.

Speaking during the flag-off ceremony at the KCB Sports Club, Ruaraka the team’s patron Judi Sidi Odhiambo said: “As we step into this competition, I know the challenge ahead is tough. With powerhouses like Al Ahly, Zamalek, and other top teams in the mix, the battle will be fierce. I urge the team to remain confident, composed, and play the exceptional volleyball we all know of them. This year, we are here to make a statement once again, to reaffirm our place among the great of this sport.”

The traveling squad will include Edith Wisa, Mercy Moim, Lincy Jeruto, Josphine Nafula, Belinda Barasa, Pauline Chemutai, Sharon Serem, Juliana Namutira, Shirleen Maywa, Faith Cherotich, Marlene Terry, Deborah Jesang, Sheilah Wabwire and Fridah Boke.

In the 2024 African Women’s Volleyball Club Championship, KCB Women’s Volleyball Team reached the semifinals but were defeated by Egypt’s Zamalek with a score of 3-1. Consequently, KCB faced Kenya Pipeline in the third-place playoff match. Notably, KCB had previously secured the prestigious championship title in 2022.

Odhiambo praised the club’s role in developing top volleyball players in Kenya. “We have nurtured exceptional players who have showcased Kenya’s incredible depth of talent on the global stage. Stars like Mercy Moim, Edith Wisa, Juliana Namutira, and Belinda Barasa have made us proud, reinforcing our role in providing them with a platform to excel,” she added.

24 teams have so far registered for the continental trophy including Zamalek, Al Ahly, Nigeria Customes Service, AS Douanes Volleyball Club, Sococim Volleyball Club, Force Armees et Police, Litto Team Volleyball, Maya Kane Evolution, Spiking Stars Volleyball Club, Queen’s Volleyball Club. From Kenya, KCB will be joined by rivals Kenya Pipeline, and Kenya Prisons.