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Final
Al
Ahly Champions for The Eighth Time
Durban, South
Africa, March 11-: Al Ahly of
Egypt
clinched the title of the 25th African
clubs Championship in Durban, South
Africa following their thriller victory
over their North African compatriot,
Sfax of Tunisia in the final match held
at Fred Crookes Sports complex in Durban
Institute of Technology in presence of
The South African Provincial Sports
Minister, Amichand Rajbansi. Al Ahly
increased his record of gaining the cup
to 8 times since the start of the
competition in 1982.
Al Ahly won the final in straight sets
in 65 minutes (25-23, 25-12, 25-14) in a
match appeared easier than expected due
to their strong spike service. “We
studied our opponent well since the
start of the competition and we used
this to penetrate through their weakness
points in reception,” Said Ahly Head
coach Nour Attia after the match. “I
want to thank my players for their
exceelent performance all through the
competition” He added. Al Ahly and Sfax
started the match with the main line up
played in the last matches. The match
went point by point in the start till
the draw 4-4 when Sfax used the strong
service of Hosni Karmosli and Mohamed
Trabelsi to lead 8-6. Al Ahly used the
strong spikers Ahmed salah and Hamdy El
Safy to lead 8-6. They also deployed the
solid block of Mohamed Elsayed and Usama
Komsan to continue leading till they won
the set 25-23.
INDIVIDUAL
PRIZES:
· Best Spiker: Simon Noah, Port Douala
(Cameroon)
· Best Blocker: Mohamed Trabelsi, CC
Sfax (Tunisia)
· Best Server: Ahmed Salah, Al Ahly (Al
Ahly)
· Best Reception: Anwar Taduarghi, CC
Sfax (Tunisia)
· Best Setter: Hassan Sola, Mouloudia
(Algeria)
· Best Defender: Elisha Eliwa, KC Bank
(Kenya)
· Most Valuable Player MVP: Ahmad Salah,
Al Ahly (Egypt)
FINAL RANKING:
1. Al Ahly (Egypt)
2. CC Sfax (Tunisia)
3. Mouloudia (Algeria)
4. Port Douala (Cameroon)
5. KC Bank (Kenya)
6. GSU (Kenya)
7. TWR (South Africa)
8. Cigma (South Africa)
By Tarek Al Adwar from Durban, South
Africa
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