Police top men league standings: 2013 winners inch closer to this year's title

Sports News: Hockey men premier Police vs green Sharks. Kenya Police player Amos Barkibir in the air when they played Green Sharks in the Men Premier League at City Park. Police scored 1-0. ON 09/04/2017 PHOTO; JENIPHER WACHIE

Former champions maintain 12-point-lead.

Front-runners Kenya Police and Telkom inched closer to winning this season’s Kenya Hockey Union league titles.

Former men’s Premier League champions Police enhanced their campaign with another victory at the weekend to maintain a 12-point lead as they seek to end a three-year trophy drought.

The law enforcers have been in top form this season maintaining an unbeaten run as the league inches closer to the end.

Topping the table with 52 points from 18 rounds of matches, the 2017 title is theirs to lose as their closest challenger Greensharks have played 21 rounds of matches and have 40 points.

Butali Sugar Warriors are third with 36 points from 16 rounds of matches and have won 14 and lost two -to Police during the first round and Greensharks at the weekend.

Police captain Oliver Echenje said they are seeking to maintain their good run because they want to reclaim their title.

“So far so good but we still need to do more and ensure we don’t drop points,” Echenje said.

Wazalendo are fourth with 35 points from 10 wins, five draws and three losses, while United States International University of Africa (USIU-A) are fifth with 34 points from 20 outings.

Reigning champions Strathmore University Gladiators, who have had little to show this season, are one place above relegation.

The Gladiators are fourth, but from the wrong end of the table, with 19 points from 16 rounds of matches. Premier League debutantes Technical University of Kenya (TUK) seem not to have ready for real business in top flight and have began their journey back to the lower division league. They are last with five points from 19 rounds of matches.

In the women’s title hunt, hockey queens Telkom are closing in on their unprecedented 20th league title. They lead with 36 points and are yet to lose a match this season.

USIU-A Spartans, who are chasing a ticket to the Africa Cup for Club Championships, are second with 31 points from 12 rounds of matches, while Amira Sailors are third with 30.

Strathmore University Scorpions are fourth with 27 points, while Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology are fifth with 25.

Winless University of Nairobi are last with one point, while Multimedia University have three.

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