KCB Volleyball Ladies finished runner-up at the 2026 Africa Clubs Championship in Cairo, Egypt, after losing 3-1 to Al Ahly Volleyball Club in the final, according to a press release issued on April 23, 2026.

KCB won the opening set 25-22 before Al Ahly took the next three sets 25-15, 25-20 and 25-16 to secure the title. The match marked KCB’s only defeat of the tournament, following an unbeaten run from the group stage through to the semi-finals, KCB said.

The result represents an improvement for the Kenyan side, which finished fifth at the same competition in Nigeria last year, according to the press release. For Kenya’s sports and corporate sponsorship landscape, the club’s performance is closely watched given KCB’s position as one of the country’s major bank-backed teams and a consistent contender in regional competitions.

In the individual awards, Merlyn Terry Tata was named Best Opposite Attacker, while Juliana Namutira won Best Outside Hitter and Sharon Cherono was awarded Best Middle Blocker, KCB said.

Team captain Mercy Moim attributed the run to resilience, while acknowledging the missed opportunity in the final. “First of all, my appreciation goes to everyone on the team for not giving up, even when things got tough. We fought to the end and gave our best. While we did not get the result we wanted, we are proud of how far we have come and how we represented Kenya. This experience will only make us stronger. We will take the lessons from this tournament and come back even better,” Moim said.

KCB Volleyball patron Judith Sidi Odhiambo said the club intends to build on the continental campaign in domestic competitions. “I am very proud of the team. They have shown great determination throughout the tournament. Finishing second in Africa is no small feat. We will carry this momentum into our local competitions, keep our heads high and win all that is there,” Odhiambo said.

The final also added to a long-running rivalry between KCB and Al Ahly, whom the Kenyan side has faced in the championship match several times. KCB said it had previously met Al Ahly—described in the statement as 11-time winners—in three earlier finals, winning twice. The club said KCB beat Al Ahly 3-2 in the 2006 final in Vacoas, Mauritius, after a group-stage loss; Al Ahly won 3-1 in Nairobi in 2009; and KCB won 3-1 in the 2022 final in Kelibia, Tunisia, ending what the press release described as a nine-year title drought for Kenya.

According to KCB, the club topped Pool D with straight-sets wins over Nigeria’s Vipers and Partners (25-19, 25-19, 25-19), Seychelles’ ARSU Ladies (25-09, 25-14, 25-17) and Cameroon’s Litto Team Volleyball (25-13, 25-22, 25-23), finishing the preliminary stage with maximum points.

In the knockout rounds, KCB said it beat Burundi’s GLC 3-0 (25-13, 25-07, 25-14) in the Round of 16 and Cameroon’s Mayo Kani Evolution 3-0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-21) in the quarter-finals. In the semi-finals, KCB rallied to defeat Kenya Pipeline Volleyball Club 3-1 (16-25, 25-10, 25-15, 25-19) to reach the final, while Al Ahly overcame Tunisia’s CF Carthage 3-1 to set up the title match, according to the press release.

Going into the next phase of the season, KCB’s stated focus will be translating continental form into results in local competitions, while also maintaining a core that delivered individual honours and a deep run in Cairo.