Defending champions Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) go face Equity Hawks on Saturday, 10 October as di Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) women premier league final playoff don start. KPA, wey Samuel Ocholla dey coach, sweep TH3 Swish 3-0 for semifinals and dem wan set di tone wit away win against Equity side wey don determined to collect back di title wey dem last win for 2024.
Hawks book dia place for di final wit 82-64 victory over Stanbic Aces for winner-takes-all Game Five for Nyayo Stadium on Thursday, 8 October, as dem take di series 3-2. Captain Betty Kananu score 27 points and nine rebounds. Coach Ben Oluoch, when e tok to reporters, say di squad bin put together specially to fight for final berth after dem lose for semis last season.
Di regular season belong to di Dockers, wey win di first leg 65-41 before dem route di bankers 97-53 for di return fixture. Di match-up bring back memory of 2024 final playoff, where Hawks take di first two legs for Nairobi before dem lose back-to-back for Makande. Hawks then win di decisive fifth game 76-74 for overtime, wit di lead change 11 times and seven ties, to clinch di championship 3-2.
KPA go wan avoid another collapse. Both sides get short turnaround before Game Two.
