Handball defending champions on course

Water Queen's Gladys Chilo (right) is blocked by Betty Too of NCPB during the East and Central Africa Handball Championship at Nyayo National Stadium on monday, Nov 21, 2016. [PHOTO: JONAH ONYANGO]

East and Central Handball Africa Club Championship women title holders Nairobi Water picked up two wins to keep their hopes of retaining the title alive.

The two-time regional champions picked a resounding 30-20 win over local rivals National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) in their opening match on Monday evening and went ahead to humble Sparklers HC 41-11 in their second fixture on Tuesday morning at Nyayo Stadium.