Day 1

Egypt edges Algeria in the opening

 Tunis, Tunisia, December 28, 2008- The last competition runner up Egypt clinched an important victory over Algeria in the opening match of the ninth Girls Youth African Nations Championship at Sidi Bousaid Hall in the Tunisian capital of Tunis on Sunday. The straight sets victory put Egypt at the top of the table of the round robin competition which features also the organizers Tunisia. The Tunisian team will start their matches against Algeria on Tuesday.

 The Egyptian girls controlled the net action and the backline defense to edge Algeria 3-0 (25-19, 25-11, 25-22) in almost an hour.

The competition is the last between all the age group championship qualifying to the       next year’s FIVB World Championships after Tunisia and Egypt Men’s youth teams, Egypt Women’s youth and Tunisia boys the last qualifiers last week.