Kenya Pipeline Women's volleyball side yesterday thrashed Ivorian side ASEC Mimosas 3-0 as the Confederation of African Volleyball Club Championships served off in Kelibia, Tunisia on yesterday afternoon.
The six time African club Champions who last won the title back in 2005, matched their way into victory in straight sets of 25-11, 25-11, 25-11.
The oil merchants were dominant from their first serve of the ball and left no chance for the opposition at the on their championship opener.
Gitau was pleased with how his side performed on their first match yesterday afternoon despite missing the services of a couple of key players Pamela Adhiambo, Gladys Ekaru and Agrippina Kundu, who are currently on training duty with the national team ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games.
In the tournament opener the first two sets appeared to be quite easy for the Kenyan side but the Ivorians proved to be a hard nut to crack in the third set where they put up a performance that threatened Pipeline's third set victory at some point.
In the Women Club Championship that kicked off yesterday both Kenyan teams showed resilience in their style of play as both teams bagged in wins. Kenya Prison on the other end recorded a win against Burundi side Muzinga in their Group A opening fixture.
The first day of the outing has served a great performance for the Kenyan sides as they seek to be crowned African Champions in Tunisia.