2008 Women’s African Clubs Champions Championship- Cairo, Egypt

10 teams registered with all the favorites available Cairo, Egypt, April 25, 2008- Ten teams were registered to participate in the 2008 Women’s African Clubs Champions Championship to be Held in Abdalla El Faysal Hall at Ahly club in Cairo, Egypt 27 April to 4 May with all the big favorites available including the last two champions, the 2006 champions KC Bank of Kenya and 2007 champions Al Ahly of Egypt. The drawing of lots will be held on Saturday to divide the participating teams into two pools, where they compete in a round robin format and the first and second of each pool will qualify to the semifinal. The 4 times champions Al Ahly of Egypt will be a great favorites for the title with the experience of some old players like Yosra Abdel Karim, Miral Raouf and Sherihan Sameh as well as a group of younger players like Hagar Badr. The defending champions will have also an extra power through their excited spectators. KC Bank of Kenya will compete to return back the trophy using some new players and led by the promising head coach Paul Bitok who produced more than ten players fro the national team in the last few years. Coming back with a new staff of promising players Mouloudia of Algeria wants to follow the footsteps of the women’s national team that qualified early this year to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games by gaining this trophy. Al Shams of Egypt, the runner up of the local competition and the semifinalist of the last continental competition will be a great favorite also with their stars led by the best African Middle blocker Injy El Shamy. In absence of Pipelines of Kenya who have 5 titles of this competition under their built, Kenya Prisons will be a great force to be respected as they will be led by the experienced coach David Lungaho. Other competing clubs are Mafolofolo of Botswana who qualified to the semifinal of the 2006 edition, Bafia Evolution of Cameroon, Nkumba University of Uganda, VC Canon of RD Congo and Old Boys of Zimbabwe who is the only team not confirming their arrival. Photo caption Jane Wacu (KEN) receives