{"id":98930,"date":"2025-04-06T07:16:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T07:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/volleyball-kenya-pipeline-defeat-police-in-group-d-opener"},"modified":"2025-04-06T07:16:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T07:16:44","slug":"volleyball-kenya-pipeline-defeat-police-in-group-d-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/volleyball-kenya-pipeline-defeat-police-in-group-d-opener","title":{"rendered":"Volleyball: Kenya Pipeline defeat Police in Group D opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Kenya Pipeline handed Police Women&#8217;s Volleyball Club the first loss in the Women\u2019s African Volleyball club championship which is underway in Abuja, Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The Kenyans beat Christian Hatumimana\u2019s side in four sets (10-25, 19-25, 25-21, 18-25) in match that took place at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium on Friday, April 4.<\/p>\n<p>Kenya Pipeline started strongly, overwhelming Police in the first set 25-10. 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