The Star ­ Tuesday
Date: 04.11.2014
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Co­operative Bank win two matches
to reclaim top spot in Premier League
BY DANN CTWERRE
RLIGNING champions
Co­op Bank of Kenya
reclaimed the top spot in
the Premier League with
two weekend matches in
Nairobi and Nakuru.
The bankers hit Lions
Opiyo had 20 for the los­
ers. Co­op Bank now lead
with 45 points from 28
games.
Equity Bank beat
Mennonites 67­51 with
Brian Obimbo collected
rhe Makande Welfare hall
in Mombasa, the women
champions Kenya Ports
Authority (KPA) whipped
Safe Spaces 81­32 as Irene
Akinyi nailed 19 points.
KPA men on the other
hand had mixed fortunes
57­52 at the Nyayo and
24 points for the winners.
also bagged maximum
poinrs in at Menengai High
Win­less Blazers crushed
33­64 to Strathmore
School with 62­56 win
over Nakuru Club,
University who had Peter
after beating Thunder
97­68 and losing 66­73 to
six­time champions Lllinzi
Shilton hitting 23.
Warriors.
Against Lions, the bank­
Women leaders United
ers took a 29­13 lead at rhe States International Llniver­
breather. James Mwangi
top­scored for Co­op with
14 points while Dennis
In the lower division,
Kenya College of Accoun­
sity thumped former cham­ tancy (KCA) Univesity
beat Baraka Xtreme 44­28,
pions Eagle Wings 58­38
MKU Kakamega hit Upper
with Sarah Chan posting
Hill 53­45 and Barclays
17 poinrs and Magnifigue
Bank lost 55­62 to MKU.
Magnifigue hitting 14. At
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