Kanbis secure fourth straight title

Kanbis secured their fourth consecutive NPCA Super League title on the last full weekend of matches, but it was a damp end to a season blighted by the refusal of Swamibapa to fulfill their fixtures.

Stray Lions A, in second place, needed Kanbis to lose their last game to have chance of overtaking them, but Swamibapa, their opposition, refused to play, so handing Kanbis 20 points and the title. Few doubted that they deserved to win the league but they were robbed of their moment of triumph being on the field. It is also worth noting that despite Kanbis's success, not one of their players is in the national side.

What is particularly galling is that despite their actions, Swamibapa will remain in the top flight in 2008 as they accrued enough points before they decided to stop playing to ensure they did not finish bottom. In most other major leagues, a unilateral refusal to honour fixtures would result in expulsion, or at the least relegation, but the NPCA seems reluctant to take any action against the club.

Ruaraka A cruised to the Division One title with Kanbis B some way behind in second. Again, the effective withdrawal of Swamibapa, who were pressing the top two at the time, spoiled the competition. Ruaraka sealed their title with a crushing nine-wicket win over bottom side Shree Cutchi Lews Youth League.

Parklands Sports Club top Division Two but can still be overtaken if fourth-placed Telca take maximum points from their last match against Qutbis Sports Club.

Nairobi Jaffery secured the third-division title, remaining unbeaten and winning all but one of their matches.

NPCA Super Division

	P	W	D	L	Pts
Kanbis Sports Club A	12	10	2	0	205
Stray Lions A	12	9	2	1	189
Aga Khan A	12	5	2	5	113
Sir Ali Muslim A	12	4	2	6	99
Parklands Sports Club Rhinos	12	3	2	7	78
Swamibapa A	12	4	0	8	68
Nairobi Gymkhana A	12	1	2	9	49