Day 3
Three Kenyan teams and 2 from Cameroon qualified to the
quarterfinal
%20in%20double%20block%20against%20Bejaia%20(ALG).jpg) Nairobi, Kenya, April 1, 2009- The three Kenyan teams
the organizers Pipelines, the defending champions
Prisons and KC Bank as well as 2 Cameroon teams Bafia
and Injis with Bejaia of Algeria, Al Ahly of Egypt and
APR of Rwanda secured the 8 quarterfinal slots of the
2009 Women’s African clubs Championship following their
victories in the the third and final day of the
preliminary round here at Moi International Sports
Complex of Kasarani in Nairobi, Kenya on Wednesday. The
other 8 teams Water Sports and Prisons of Ethiopia,
Canon Ndjili, VC Club of RD Congo, Kutlwano of Botswana,
Kampala of Uganda, Jadida of Morocco and Les AS of
Burundi will play for the 9 to 16 positions.
The final day of the preliminary round showed the third
victory for Pipelines, Prisons, KCB of Kenya and Al Ahly
of Egypt to lead the four pools, while the other four
teams Injis and Bafia of Cameroon, Bejaia of Algeria and
APR of Rwanda set the second victory that qualified them
to the quarterfinal.
The quarterfinal matches will be held on Friday which
feature 4 matches for 1-8 positions and other 4 for the
9-16 positions
Pool A
Pipelines of Kenya completed their clean sheet in the
preliminary round as they set the third victory in a row
over CV Club of RD Congo 3-0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-15) to
lead the pool. Pipelines head coach fielded all the
outstanding players to finish the match as early as
possible as his big guns Esther Jepkosgei, Asha Makuto
and Lucy Chege sent their unstoppable hits that couldn’t
be adapted by the VC defense.
Pipelines improved their win- loss ratio to 3-0 and
qualified to the quarterfinal as the leader of the pool
while VC finished fourth with 0-3 record to play for the
9 to 16 positions.
Bejaia of Algeria had to fight for two hours and half to
beat the solid Water Sports team of Ethiopia 3-2 (25-23,
25-27, 25-19, 16-25, 18-16). Bejaia used the skillful
combinations of the setter Yamina Azem and the
impermeable block of the promising Aicha Meznate and
Lilia Boulouza to clinch the first set but the Ethiopian
team emerged through the Tamrat Kidisi and Addis Yoddi
to draw and stayed ahead till the tiebreak when they
lost three match points before losing 18-16. Although
they lost once more Water Sport proof the great advance
of the Ethiopian volleyball after their regular
participation in the African competitions. They played a
great match and were disciplined in defense and attacks
through their modern volleyball.
Bejia finished pool A matches in the second position
with 2-1 record ahead of water Sports that finished
third with 1-2 record to play for the 9-16 positions.
Pool B
Prisons achieved an easy victory over Les AS of Burundi
3-0 (25-8, 25-8, 25-17). Although the Kenya coach kept
some of his standing stars on the bench but he
controlled the match completely to win by a wide score.
Prisons led the pool with three victories to qualify to
the quarterfinal leaving Les AS at the bottom of the
pool with 0-3 record.
Bafia Evolution of Cameroon clinched the quarterfinal
qualification ticket following their victory over
Kutlwano of Botswana 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 26-24). Bafia
used as usual their strong spikers and the solid block
they deployed. As it was a match of qualification to the
quarterfinal Botswana team emerged in the third set
trying to save the match and they missed the third set
point to lose the match after an exciting
Bafia caught the second quarterfinal ticket of pool B
with a win loss ratio of 2-1, while Kutlwano ended third
with 1-2 ratio to play for 9 to 16 positions.
Pool C
Injis of Cameroon secured a semifinal spot following
their difficult victory over the motivated Kampala Team
of Uganda 3-2 (17-25, 25-20, 25-23, 22-25, 15-6).
Kampala lost the chance of winning 3-1 when they were
ahead 2-1 and leading in the fourth set but Injis came
on time to fully dominate the tiebreak to win widely
15-6.
Injis end pool C matches in the second position with 5
points from a win- loss ratio of 2-1 to qualify to the
quarterfinal, while Kampala dropped to 1-2 to finish
third in the pool.
KC Bank of Kenya needed more concentration to pull off a
straight sets victory over the struggling Olympic Jadida
of Morocco 3-1 (25-17, 25-18, 22-25, 25-16). Both middle
blockers Margaret Tsinyeni and Jackline Barasa with the
attackers Abigael Misol and Dorice Muyekho played a
great role in the victory. The Moroccan team played
their best match in the competition till now specially
Siham Atoul and Mahassine Siyad.
KCB led pool C with 6 points from 3-0 record, while
Jadida came at the bottom of the pool with 3 points from
0-3 record.
Pool D
Al Ahly of Egypt didn’t find it easy to jump over
Federal prisons of Ethiopia as the promising Ethiopian
players were up to the match specially Fanu Kebede and
Genet Petros. Al Ahly won the match 3-0 (25-17, 25-11,
25-16) due to their combinations led by the 2 setter
Miral Raouf and Iman Tharwat with the setter Sherihan
Sameh and Ingy El Shamy.
Al Ahly finished the first round at the top of pool D
with 6 points from 3 victories to qualify to the
quarterfinal, while Prisons finished third with 0-2
record pending for their postponed match tomorrow
against Canon Ndjili of RD Congo.
APR of Rwanda clinched the second ticket of the pool to
the quarterfinal after their difficult victory over
Canon Ndjili of RD Congo 3-1 (24-26, 25-20, 25-18,
25-17) after exciting performance from both teams
specially in the first set which was the first to be won
by Canon.
The victory improved the Rwandan team record to 2-1 to
finish the preliminary round at the second position.
Canon dropped to 0-2 and they will play their postponed
match on Thursday against Federal Prisons of Ethiopia.
Day 3 Results
Pool A: Pipelines (KEN) vs. VC (RD Congo) 3-0 (25-15,
25-18, 25-15)
Bejaia (ALG) vs. Water Sports (ETH) 3-2 (25-23, 25-27,
25-19, 16-25, 18-16)
Pool B: Prisons (KEN) Les AS (BUR) 3-0 (25-8, 25-, 25-)
Bafia (CMR) vs. Kutlwano (BOT) 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 26-24)
Pool C: Injs (CMR) vs. Kampala VS (UGA) 3-2 (17-25,
25-20, 25-23, 22-25, 15-6)
Jadida (MOR) vs. KC Bank (KEN) 3-1 (25-17, 25-18, 22-25,
25-16)
Pool D: Al Ahly (EGY) vs. Federal Prisons (ETH) 3-0
(25-17, 25-11, 25-16)
APR (RWA) vs. Canon Ndjili (RD Congo) 3-1 (24-26, 25-20,
25-18, 25-17)
2 April Program
Postponed match
Federal Prisons (Ethiopia) vs. Canon Ndjili (RD Congo)
Quarterfinal Program 3 April
1-8 Positions
Pipelines (KEN) vs. APR (RWA)
Al Ahly (EGY) vs. Bejaia (ALG)
Prisons (Kenya) vs. Injis (CMR)
KCB (KEN) vs. Bafia (CMR)
9-16 Positions
Water Sports (ETH) vs. Canon Ndjili (RD Congo)
Federal Prisons (ETH) vs. VC (RD Congo)
Kutlwano (BOT) vs. Jadida (MOR)
Kampala VC (UGA) vs. Les AS (BUR)
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