2007 All Africa Games- Alger, Algeria: Qualifications:
RD Congo achieved double qualification with Cameroon Women

Kinshasa, RD Congo, March 24, 2007-: Three more teams secured their qualification tickets to the finals of volleyball competition at the 9th All Africa Games following Zone 4 tournament for Men and Women held at the RD Congo capital of Kinshasa 15-24 march. The already qualified Cameroon women team through their ranking in the previous competition in Abuja, Nigeria 2003 won the women qualifications which featured 4 National teams followed by the Congo RD team who came second and secured their ticket to the finals as the zonal champions. In Men's competition Congo RD won the qualifications which showed the participation of three teams and secured the zonal ticket to the finals in Alger, Algeria 11- 23 July 2007.

In the women category the competition was held in one round robin format between four teams Cameroon, Congo RD, Congo Brazzaville and Gabon, where the lions of Cameroon won their three matches 3-0 over Congo Brazzaville (25-16, 25-13, 25-16), 3-1 over Congo RD (25-14, 25-22, 22-25, 25-19) and 3-0 over Gabon (25-11, 25-6, 25-22) to come at the top of the ranking with 6 points. Congo RD came second with two victories over Gabon 3-0 (25-21, 25-11, 25-13) and Congo Brazzaville 3-0 (26-12, 25-23, 25-17) and secured the second ticket for this zone in the finals. Congo Brazzaville came third with four points and Gabon ended the competition at the bottom of the table with three points.

The Men's qualifications was held in a double round robin format between the three teams Congo RD, Congo Brazzaville and Gabon where RD Congo won the tournament with 7 points from three victories and one defeat to clinch the only zonal ticket. The winners defeated Congo Brazzaville two times 3-1 (25-22, 23-25, 25-20, 25-20) and 3-2 (23-25, 25-19, 23-25, 25-20, 15-9) and had a victory over Gabon 3-2 (25-23, 25-17, 23-25, 22-25, 15-11) and a defeat against them 3-2 (14-25, 25-20, 27-25, 22-25, 15-12). Congo Brazzaville came second with 6 points from a win/ loss ratio of 2/2. Gabon ended at the bottom of the table with 5 points from 1/3 ratio.

It is well known that the finals of All Africa Games will comprise 12 teams in each category which will be the seven champions of the zones, the best three ranked teams in the last competition in Abuja, Nigeria (Egypt, Cameroon and South Africa Men; and Egypt, Kenya and Cameroon Women) as well as the previous (Nigeria) and coming (Algeria) organizers.



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Cameroon Women's Team
RD Congo Women's Team
RD Congo Men's team