Oscar Pilipili
1 December 2007
Nairobi — The first leg of the Kenya Hockey Union premier and national leagues ends with eight matches this weekend.
Premiership leaders Kenya Police face Simba Union at City Park Stadium today. Police heve 16 points from six matches while Simba Union are fifth on seven points.
Second placed Green Sharks host Mvita XI from Mombasa at Aryan Sports Club, also today. Sharks, who defeated Strathmore 3-1 last Saturday, have a chance to top the table if they win against Mvita and Police falter against Simba Union.
Barbarians could stretch their lead if they defeat United States International University-Africa (Usiu-A) at City Park Stadium on Sunday.
Barbarians have been enjoying top form since joining the national league this season and three of the top four scorers are from the team.
Asif Shah leads the chart with 13 goals while team-mates Amit Rajput and Asad Shah are third with five goals apiece behind Kenya University's Douglas Kariuki who has scored six times.
Meanwhile, Kenya's representatives in the Africa Clubs Championship, Wazalendo, men and Telkom Kenya women are in the final stages of their preparation. Telkom, the defending champions, said they were ready to retain the title they won in Nairobi in February.
Team manager, Betty Masinde, said they were set for the event despite the short notice.
"We feel privileged to have this opportunity to go and defend our title in Cairo," Masinde told SportFest in Nairobi yesterday.
Masinde said the national league had given them quality training ahead of the continental championship.
Telkom Human Resources Manager, Joseph Tanui, who leads the delegation, said the team would depart on Monday aboard an Egyptian plane.
"I would like to assure you that everything is in place as per the approval of Telkom Management and the team is set to depart on Tuesday," Tanui said.
The club's vice-chairman, Moses Majiw,a said they needed Sh2 million to participate at the event.
They had a fundraising dinner at a Nairobi hotel that realised Sh320,000. Wazalendo appealed to sponsors to help top up the balance.
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