Algeria retained the gold medal of Men’s All Africa after they overcame hosts Congo Brazzaville 3-0 (25-20,25-22, 27-25) in front of packed Hall in Brazzaville, Congo on Monday.
Congo won the silver medal which is the best in their volleyball history at the continental or international level. Egypt gained the bronze medal after they overcame Rwanda 3-2 (25-27, 26-24, 24-26, 25-17, 15-13) in the third place match.
CAVB President Dr Amr Elwani accompanied by Congo Minister of Sports Leon Alfred Opimbat honoured the top 3 teams with the medals with the Control Committee of the competition.
Algeria celebrate
Men’s competition
Final: Algeria v Congo Brazzaville 3-0 (25-20,25-22, 27-25)
Algeria took on Congo Brazzaville 3-0 (25-20,25-22, 27-25) in the final of the competition lasting 80 minutes. The Algerian team controlled the match through the pressure they made by the service throughout the match . Centre Amine Oumessad led the Algerian scorers with 14 points as Franck Ndotomat led the losers with 12 points.
Algeria used the tactical and spike service to disturb Congo reception and they went to 1-0 win through the spikes of Ould Charchali and the quick attacks through Oumessad from position 3. Congo fought back in the second set and had early lead 8-6 through the strong attacker Abrahis Nkouka and Exauce Ibuini. Algeria started to use the floating service and came back gradually till they won the second set 25-22.
The Algerian team maintained the pressure in the third set while Congo tried to save the match, but it was again the super blocking by the Algerians to gain the gold medal.
Egypt beat Rwanda 3-2 (25-27, 26-24, 24-26, 25-17, 15-13) in the bronze medal match after a great performance from both teams for 126 minutes. Rwanda led twice 1-0 and 2-1 before Egypt came back with some substitutes to win the fourth set and the hard fought tiebreaker.
Egypt won the bronze medal, while Rwanda finished fourth. Rwanda’s Patrick Kavalo led the match scorers with 22 points, while Islam Elsayed led the winner’s scorers with 17 points.
Congo Brazzaville surprised 8 time African champions Egypt with a thrilling five set victory 3-2 (25-21, 19-25, 19-25, 25-22, 15-13) in a Marathon of 130 minutes to lead Pool A of Men’s All Africa games at Henry Elende Hall in Brazzaville, Congo on Friday.
Both teams already qualified to the semifinal early on Wednesday, But the stunning victory gave Congo the top of the Pool with a winning streak of 4-0 and left Egypt as runner up with 3-1 at the end of Pool matches.
Mozambique cruised past Botswana 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-23) in their last pool matches, as the winners achieve their single first round victory to improve their record to 1-3 to finish fourth ahead of Botswana who ended their campaign at the fifth position. Nigeria who finished their matches on Wednesday concluded at the third position with 2-2.
Mozambique celebrating their victory
Men’s competition
Mozambique v Botswana 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-23)
Mozambique fought bravely to overcome Botswana 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-23) in 80 minutes of exciting action. With the win Mozambique improved to 1-3 with 3 points, while Botswana dropped to 0-4.
Mozambique used well their attacking strength where Aldevino Nguvo was the match scorer with 14 points. Kabo Moetse led Botswana with 12 points.
Egypt attacking against Congo
Congo Brazzaville v Egypt 3-2 (25-21, 19-25, 19-25, 25-22, 15-13)
Congo Brazzaville played amazing game to overpower giants Egypt 3-2 (25-21, 19-25, 19-25, 25-22, 15-13) in Pool A. Congo finished Pool A matches at the top with 4-0 and 11 points, while Egypt dropped to 3-1 with 10 points.
Congo’s blockers played their best to stop the Egyptian and had 10/9 advantage in stuff blocks. The efficient outside hitter Frank Ndolomat led his team scorers with 17 point. Egypt’s opposite spiker Reda Heikal led Egypt and match scorers with 25 points.
Women’s Volleyball Competition: 2015 All Africa Games- Women Day 9
Brazzaville, Congo, September 10, 2015- Egypt overwhelmed Seychelles 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-16) in the final pool A matches at Women’s All Africa Games at Henry Elende Hall in Brazzaville, Congo on Friday.
The winner continued unbeaten at the end of the preliminary round with 5-0 record to lead the pool followed by Seychelles 4-1 as both teams confirmed semifinal berth. Botswana hammered Ghana 3-0 (25-22, 27-25, 25-14) to finish third of the pool. Senegal overcame Congo Brazzaville 3-0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-14) to finish fourth.
Nigeria celebrating
Egypt v Seychelles 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-16)
Egypt downed Seychelles 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-16) in Pool A Champions decider lasting 65 minutes. Egypt finished their pool matches with a win- loss ratio of 5-0 with 15 points to lead the pool leaving Seychelles in the second position with 11 points from 4-1 to finish second. Both teams already secured semifinal tickets early on Wednesday.
Aya El Shami led the Egyptian scorers with 14 points followed by middle blocker Aya Khaled 10 points. Seychelles big gun Marielle Bonne led Seychelles with 13 points.
Botswana v Ghana 3-0 (25-22, 27-25, 25-14)
Botswana overwhelm Ghana 3-0 (25-22, 27-25, 25-14) in 75 minutes in Pool A match. Botswana finished their pool matches with 3-2 record and 8 points to finish 3rd of the Pool, while Ghana dropped to 1-4 to finish 4th.
Efficient outside hitter Tracy Chaba led Botswana with 17 points, while Mary Addai led Ghana with 10 points.
Congo attacking
Senegal v Congo Brazzaville 3-0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-14)
Senegal overpowered Congo Brazzaville 3-0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-14) in 61 minutes in Pool A. Senegal finished their pool matches with 2-3 record and 8 points in the fourth position, while Congo Brazzaville finished with 0-5 record at the bottom of the pool.
Sow Binetou led the Senegalese scorers with 11 points followed by Sokhna Gueye 9. Olive Bikindou led Congo scorers with 12 points.
Dark horses Seychelles and Egypt confirmed semifinal slots at Women’s All Africa Games after both teams continued their unbeaten campaign with fourth victory against Congo Brazzaville and Ghana at Henry Elende Hall in Brazzaville, Congo on Wednesday.
Egypt hammered Ghana 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-15) to improve to 4-0 to clinch the top of the pool with 12 points followed by Seychelles 4-0 also but with 11 points. Botswana upset Senegal to come third with 2-2 record (5 points), Senegal 1-3 (5 points), Ghana 1-3 (3 points) and Congo Brazzaville 0-4.
Senegal double block against Botswana
Botswana v Senegal 3-2 (25-17, 20-25, 25-21, 23-25, 17-15)
Botswana overcame Senegal in epic tiebreaker 3-2 (25-17, 20-25, 25-21, 23-25, 17-15) in a Marathon lasting 121 minutes. Botswana led 1-0 and 2-1 and were ahead in the 4th set before they lost narrowly to allow the Senegalese to extend the match to tiebreak. in the tebreak Senegal led 8-2, but Botswana fought bravely to decrease the point deficit gradually till they won 17-15.
Botswana improved to 2-2 with 5 points, while Senegal dropped to 1-3 with also 5 points. Botswana’s big gun Gasekgonwe Gaoleseletese led her team and match scorers with 27 points, followed by Tracy Chaba 24. Sow Binetou led Botswana’s attacker with 17 points followed by Fatou Diouf 13.
Mariem Metwally of Egypt spiking
Egypt v Ghana 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-15)
Egypt overcame shaky start in reception to top Ghana 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-15) in 68 minutes. The winner secured a semifinal ticket from Pool A with 4-0 win- loss ratio, while Ghana dropped to 1-3. Mariem Metwally led Egypt’s scorers with 16 points followed by Aya El Shami 11 points. Adjei Benedicta led Ghana’s scorers with 7 points.
Egypt started the match with a lot of mistakes in reception and digging allowing Ghana team to lead 16-7 before they regained their stability to win the first set narrowly 25-21 before they correct the mistakes relatively to win the match in straight sets.
Seychelles Attack
Seychelles v Congo Brazzaville 3-0 (25-6, 25-13, 25-13)
Seychelles continued their winning rhythm after they crush hosts Congo Brazzaville 3-0 (25-6, 25-13, 25-13) to confirm a semifinal ticket. Seychelles improved their win- loss ratio to 4-0, while Congo dropped to 0-4.
Jerina Bonne led Seychelles scorers with 11 points followed by her daughter Marielle Bonne 9 points. Olive Bikindou led the losers with only 8 points.
Host Congo Brazzaville and favourites Egypt booked their qualification tickets to the semifinal of Volleyball competition at Men’s All Africa Games after both teams continued their winning streak with 3rd win in a row in Pool A against Mozambique and Nigeria respectively at Henry Elende Hall in Brazzaville, Congo on Wednesday.
The two winners secured the top two position in Pool A with 9 points each and they will meet face to face on Friday to determine their final ranking at the end of the preliminary round. Nigeria finished their matches in the third position from a win- loss ratio of 2-2 with 6 points ahead of both Botswana and Mozambique with 0-3.
Congo celebrating
Men’s competition
Congo Brazzaville v Mozambique 3-0 (25-14, 25-10, 28-26)
Congo Brazzaville pulled off a straight sets victory (25-14, 25-10, 28-26) over Mozambique in 67 minutes in Pool A. The host team widely led the first and second sets before Mozambique played aggressively in the third set to lead several times befoe Congo won the crucial points to win narrowly 28-26.
Congo improved their win- loss ratio to 3-0 with 9 points, while Mozambique dropped to 0-3. Abrahis Nkouka led the winners with 11 points followed by Exauce Ilouni 10. Aldevino Nguvo led the losers with 9 points.
Egypt v Nigeria 3-1 (25-21, 24-26, 25-21, 25-21)
Egypt beat Nigeria 3-1 (25-21, 24-26, 25-21, 25-21) in a thriller lasting 79 minutes. After the Egyptian team won the first set Nigeria played their best in the competition to win the second set 26-24 and fought very well to make the Egyptian opportunity to win the third and fourth sets more difficult.
Egypt improved to 3-0 with 9 points while Nigeria dropped to 2-2 with 6 points. Opposite attacker Reda Haikal led the Egyptian scorers with 31 points figuring the competition best scoring performance till now followed by Ahmed Meghawry 10. Mathew Ejeh led the Nigerian team with 13 points followed by Seiyfa Dikiyai 9.
Algeria upset Cameroon 3-1 (29-27, 27-25, 24-26, 25-21) in the peak action of Day 6 in Men’s Volleyball competition at 2015 All Africa Games held at Henry Elende Hall in Brazzaville, Congo on Tuesday.
The match which is considered one of the most famous African derbies showed a thrilling action specially form the Algerian promising players, who succeeded to lead the pool with 3-0 and 8 points ahead of Cameroon who stayed at 6 points from 2-1 equal to Ghana who set also the second win against Cape Verde 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-16). Rwanda regained the hopes of a semifinal slot after they overcame Seychelles 3-1 (25-23, 25-23, 19-25, 25-19).
Men’s competition
Ghana v Cape Verde 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-16)
Ghana overwhelmed Cape Verde 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-16) in Pool B of Men’s All Africa Games. The taller Ghana players controlled the net action specially in blocking to win the match using the experience of their players.
Ghana improved their win- loss ratio to 2-1 with 6 points, while Cape Verde dropped to 1-2 with 2 points. Bernard Attom and Richard Amanor led the winner’s scorers with 12 points, while Valdir Reis led Cape Verde with 15 points to head the match scorers.
Algeria v Cameroon 3-1 (29-27, 27-25, 24-26, 25-21)
Algeria fought for 130 minutes to upset Cameroon 3-1 (29-27, 27-25, 24-26, 25-21) in a thrilling encounter with tight sets all through. With the win Algeria improved to a win- loss ratio of 3-0 with 8 points, while Cameroon dropped to 1-2 with 6 points.
The Algerian promising outside hitter Islam Ould Charchali was the match star as he scored a lot of crucial points throughout the match and came as the match scorer with 24 points followed Ayoub Dekkiche 16. Cameroon opposite attacker Jean Ndaki led Cameroon scorers with 20 points followed by Nathan Wounembaina 19.
Rwanda celebrate their first win
Rwanda v Seychelles 3-1 (25-23, 25-23, 19-25, 25-19)
Rwanda beat Seychelles 3-1 (25-23, 25-23, 19-25, 25-19) in an exciting encounter lasting minutes. Rwanda set their first win in 3 matches to improve to 1-2, while Seychelles dropped to 0-3.
Rwandan experienced opposite Guma Yakan led his team scorers with 11 points equal to Christophe Mukanzi, while Shaine Karabeau led Seychelles scorers with 23 points.
Algerian setter Amir Kerboua in action
All Africa Games Men’s best Performances
Top Scorer by Day
Day 1: 25- Valdir Reis of Cape verde v Seychelles on September 2
Day 2: 23- Christophe Mukunzi of Rwanda v Algeria on September 3
Day 3: 20- David Kouehouassazo of Congo Brazzaville v Nigeria on September 5
Day 4: 21- Nelson Murangwa of Rwanda v Ghana on September 6
Day 5: 20- Aldevino Nguvo of Mozambique v Nigeria on September 7
Day 6: 24- Islam Ould Charchali of ALgeria v Cameroon on September 8
Top Scoring Performances
25- Valdir Reis of Cape verde v Seychelles on September 2
24- Islam Ould Charchali of ALgeria v Cameroon on September 8
23- Shaine Karabeau of Seychelles v Rwanda on September 8
23- Christophe Mukunzi of Rwanda v Algeria on September 3
21- Nelson Murangwa of Rwanda v Ghana on September 6
20- Jean Ndaki of Cameroon v Algeria on September 8
20- Aldevino Nguvo of Mozambique v Nigeria on September 7
20- Christophe Mukunzi of Rwanda v Ghana on September 6
20- Richard Amanor of Ghana v Rwanda on September 6
20- David Kouehouassazo of Congo Brazzaville v Nigeria on September 5
Top Individual Serving Performances
4- Marchal Kwizera of Rwanda v Seychelles on September 8
3- Kenneth Simon of Seychelles v Rwanda on September 8
3- Marchal Kwizera of Rwanda v Ghana on September 6
3- Khalid Elfayomi of Egypt v Botswana on September 5
Seychelles attacking against Rwanda
Top Team Serving Performances
9- Egypt v Botswana on September 5
8- Cameroon v Cape Verde on September 6
7- Seychelles v Rwanda on September 8
6- Rwanda v Ghana on September 6
5- Algeria v Rwanda on September 3
5- Nigeria v Botswana on September 3
4- Botswana v Congo on September 7
4- Congo v Botswana on September 7
4- Cameroon v Ghana on September 2
4- Cape Verde v Seychelles on September 2
Top Individual Blocking Performances
7- Amine Oumessad of Algeria v Seychelles on September 6
6- Islam Ould Charchali of ALgeria v Cameroon on September 8
5- Marchal Kwizera of Rwanda v Seychelles on September 8
5- Nathan Wounembaina of Cameroon v Algeria on September 8
5- Jordan Agbevanu of Ghana v Cameroon on September 2
4- Issah Alhassan of Ghana v Rwanda on September 6
4- Jordan Agbevaru of Ghana v Rwanda on September 6
4- Helio Sanchez of Cape Verde v Cameroon on September 6
4- Valdir Reis of Cape verde v Seychelles on September 2
Top Team Blocking Performances
17- Ghana v Rwanda on September 6
16- Cameroon v Algeria on September 8
16- Cape Verde v Seychelles on September 2
13- Algeria v Seychelles on September 6
13- Congo v Nigeria on September 5
12- Congo v Botswana on September 7
11- Rwanda v Seychelles on September 8
11- Nigeria v Congo on September 5
11- Egypt v Botswana on September 5
11- Algeria v Rwanda on September 3
10- Ghana v Cape Verde on September 8
10- Ghana v Cameroon on September 2
Ghana
Highest Scoring Sets
Day 1: 25-23 Cape Verde v Seychelles (4th Set) on September 2
Day 2: 29-27 Rwanda v Algeria (1st set) on September 3
Day 3: 38-36 Egypt v Botswana (3rd set) on September 5
Day 4: 29-27 Ghana v Rwanda (2nd set) on September 6
Day 5- 25-20 Nigeria v Mozambique (2nd set) on September 7
Day 6: 29-27 Algeria v Cameroon (1st set) on September 8
Highest Scoring Matches
Day 1: Cape Verde v Seychelles 3-2 (25-21, 22-25, 18-25, 25-23, 15-12) – 211 points
Day 2: Algeria v Rwanda 3-2 (27-29, 25-17, 25-19, 24-26, 15-10) – 217 points
Day 3: Congo Brazzaville v Nigeria 3-1 (25-20, 29-27, 19-25, 25-23) – 193 points
Day 4: Ghana v Rwanda 3-1 (25-20, 29-27, 22-25, 27-25) – 200 points
Day 5: Congo Brazzaville v Botswana 3-0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-19) – 129 points
Day 6: Algeria v Cameroon 3-1 (29-27, 27-25, 24-26, 25-21) – 204 points
Egypt and Seychelles continued their winning streak at Women’s Volleyball competition at All Africa Games after they won their respective matches against Senegal and Ghana in Day 5 of the competition at Henry Elende Hall in Brazzaville, Congo on Monday.
Egypt maintained their steady performance to beat 2015 African Nations semifinalists Senegal 3-0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-16), while Seychelles overcame the shaky start to overwhelm Ghana 3-1 (24-26, 25-14, 25-14, 25-17). Botswana recorded the first win against hosts Congo Brazzaville 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-19).
Egypt led the pool A with 3-0 (9 points), followed by Seychelles 3-0 (8 points), Senegal 1-2 (4 points), Ghana, Botswana 1-2 (3 points) and finally Congo Brazzaville 0-3.
Botswana
Botswana v Congo Brazzaville 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-19)
Botswana claimed their first win against Congo Brazzaville 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-19) in Pool A of Women’s All Africa Games in a match lasting 71 minutes.
Gasekgonwe Gaoleseletse led the Winner’s scoerers with 13 points followed by Tracy Chaba 11. Bienvenue Ipandi led Congo scorers with 11 points followed by Diane Bikindou 10.
With the victory Botswana improved their win- loss ratio to 1-2,while Congo dropped to 0-3
Seychelles’ marielle Bonne spiking
Seychelles v Ghana 3-1 (24-26, 25-14, 25-14, 25-17)
Seychelles rebounded back from a set behind to win a thrilling 3-1 (24-26, 25-14, 25-14, 25-17) victory over Ghana in Pool A. after Ghana won the first set, Seychelles team became more motivated and succeeded to control the match till the end. They also used the service as weapon as they had 7/2 advantage in ace services, although Ghana had 9/6 in blocking.
Marielle Bonne led Seychelles scorers with 18 points followed by Petrina Victor 13. Martha Pavon led the losers with 11 points. Seychelles improved their win- loss ratio to 3-0, while Ghana dropped to 1-2.
Egypt celebrating their victory
Egypt v Senegal 3-0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-16)
Egypt cruised past Senegal 3-0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-16) in 64 minutes of dominance for the Egyptians. The winners using the floating tactical service as a main factor to achieve the victory throughout the match to have 12/3 average in aces.
Sara Amin led the Egyptians with 15 points followed by Aya El Shami and Aya Khalid 11. Mareme Diagne led the losers with 9 points. Egypt improved their record to 3-0, while Senegal dropped to 1-2.
Egypt celebrating their victory
All Africa Games Women’s best Performances
Top Scorer by Day
Day 1: 17- Leonida Kassya of Kenya v Algeria on September 2
Day 2: 29- Marielle Bonne of Seychelles v Senegal on September 3
Day 3: 19- Marielle Bonne of Botswana v Seychelles on September 5
19- Gasekgonwe of Seychelles v Senegal on September 5
Day 4: 27- Beatriz Santos of Cape Verd v Mozambique on September 6
Day 5: 18- Marielle Bonne of Seychelles v Senegal on September 6
Top Scoring Performances
29- Marielle Bonne of Seychelles v Senegal on September 3
27- Beatriz Santos of Cape Verd v Mozambique on September 6
27- Sow Binetou of Senegal v Seychelles on September 3
24- Barilia Marilia of Mozambique v Cape Verde on September 6
19- Nana Tchoudjang of Cameroon v Kenya on September 6
19- Marielle Bonne of Botswana v Seychelles on September 5
19- Gasekgonwe of Seychelles v Senegal on September 5
18- Marielle Bonne of Seychelles v Senegal on September 6
18- Laeticia Moma of Cameroon v Kenya on September 6
17- Tracy Chaba of Botswana v Egypt on September 3
17- Leonida Kassya of Kenya v Algeria on September 2
17- Barilia Marilia of Mozambique v Nigeria on Septeber 2
17- Mercy Promise of Nigeria v Mozambique on Septeber 2
Jury’s table
Top Individual Serving Performances
6- Beatriz Santos of Cape Verde v Mozambique on September 6
6- Seham Saoud of Algeria v Nigeria on September 6
6- Marielle Bonne of Seychelles v Senegal on September 3
5- Sara Amin of Egypt v Senegal on September 7
5- Marielle Bonne of Seychelles v Botswana on September 5
4- Laeticia Moma of Cameroon v Kenya on September 6
4- Gaudencia Makokha of Kenya v Cameroon on September 6
4- Safia Boukhima of Algeria v Kenya on September 2
4- Ibaimo Assiat of Mozambique v Nigeria on September 2
Top Team Serving Performances
13- Algeria v Nigeria on September 6
13- Kenya v Cameroon on September 6
12- Egypt v Senegal on September 7
12- Seychelles v Senegal on September 3
10- Egypt v Congo on September 5
9- Senegal v Seychelles on September 3
8- Seychelles v Botswana on September 5
8- Senegal v Ghana on September 5
8- Ghana v Senegal on September 5
Top Individual Blocking Performances
7- Theorine Aboa of Cameroon v Kenya on September 6
6- Nilza Gonsalves of Cape Verde v Mozambique on September 6
6- Stephanie Fotso of Cameroon v Cape Verde on September 3
5- Caroline Rodgers of Botswana v Congo Brazzaville on September 7
5- Bienvenue Ipandi of Congo Brazzaville v Botswana on September 7
5- Edith Mukuvilani of Kenya v Cameroon on September 6
5- Josphine Andoh of Ghana v Senegal on September 5
5- Sokhna Gueye of Senegal v Seychelles on September 3
5- Joan Chelegat of Kenya v Algeria on September 2
The Control Committee of All Africa Games
Top Team Blocking Performances
19- Cameroon v Kenya on September 6
18- Kenya v Algeria on September 2
16- Cape Verde v Mozambique on September 6
14- Senegal v Seychelles on September 3
14- Ghana v Senegal on September 5
Highest Scoring Sets
Day 1: 25-23 Algeria v Kenya (1st Set) on September 2
Day 2: 32-30 Egypt v Botswana (1st set) on September 3
Day 3: 25-23 Senegal v Ghana (4th set) on September 5
25-23 Seychelles v Botswana (4th)
Day 4: 27-25 Kenya v Cameroon (1st set) on September 6
27-25 Cape Verde v Mozambique (1st set) on September 6
Day 5: 26-24 Ghana v Seychelles (1st set) on September 7
Highest Scoring Matches
Day 1: Kenya v Algeria 3-1 (23-25, 25-19, 25-15, 25-23) – 180 points
Day 2: Seychelles v Senegal 3-2 (25-17, 25-19, 23-25, 22-25, 18-16) – 215 points
Day 3: Seychelles v Botswana 3-1 (25-16, 25-21, 21-25, 25-23) – 181 points
Day 4: Cape Verde v Mozambique 3-2 (27-25, 16-25, 25-23, 24-26, 15-6) – 212 points
Day 5: Seychelles v Ghana 3-1 (24-26, 25-14, 25-14, 25-17) – 170 points
Cameroon lead Pool B at Men’s AAG with Cape Verde win
Brazzaville, Congo, September 6, 2015- Cameroon and Algeria went steadily to the second victory in Pool B of Men’s Volleyball competition at All Africa Games as both teams defeated Cape Verde and Seychelles respectively in Day 4 at Henry Elende Hall in Brazzaville, Congo on Sunday to stand at the top positions of the pool.
Cameroon beat Cape Verde in straight sets (25-16, 25-14, 25-16) to lead the pool with 6 points from 2-0 win- loss ratio, while Algeria stunned Seychelles 3-0 (25-16, 25-10, 25-16) to come second with 5 points from 2-0.
Ghana overpowered Rwanda 3-1 (25-20, 29-27, 22-25, 27-25) in exciting encounter to come third with 3 points from 1-1, followed by Cape Verde 2 points from 1-1 and both Seychelles and Rwanda 1 point from 0-2.
Ghana celebrate the victory against Rwanda
Men’s competition
Ghana v Rwanda 3-1 (25-20, 29-27, 22-25, 27-25)
Ghana fought for 114 minutes to claim a tough victory over fighting Rwanda 3-1 (25-20, 29-27, 22-25, 27-25) in Pool B. Ghana surprised the experienced Rwandan team with their tight blocks against the Rwandan famous spikers to win two sets before the Rwandan team rebounded in the third set to narrow the score to 2-1. Ghana regained their rhythm in the fourth set to win the match 3-1.
After the first win Ghana became 1-1 win- loss ratio, while Rwanda dropped to 0-2. Ghana dominate the blocking activity as they had 17/8 advantage in stuff blocks that was the key of the victory. Richard Amanor led the winners scorers with 20 points followed by Issah Alhassan 16. Rwanda’s Nelson Murangwa led the match scorers with 21 points followed by Christophe Mukunzi 20.
Algeria celebrating
Algeria v Seychelles 3-0 (25-16, 25-10, 25-16)
Algeria topped Seychelles 3-0 (25-16, 25-10, 25-16) in Pool B match lasting 69 minutes. Algeria improved their win- loss ratio to 2-0, while Seychelles dropped to 0-2.
Algeria used the experience of their players to control the net action through the blockers and the spike service they played. Algeria had a 13/3 advantage in stuff blocks beside 41/29 in attack success.
Amine Oumessad contributed 16 points for Algeria as the best scorer in his side followed by outside hitter Ayob Dekkiche 10. Kennith Simon led the losers with 10 points.
Cameroon v Cape Verde 3-0 (25-16, 25-14, 25-16)
CAVB President with Cape Verde team
Cameroon hammered Cape Verde 3-0 (25-16, 25-14, 25-16) in Pool B after outstanding performance for the winners using their strong spikes and services. With the win Cameroon improved to 2-0 with 6 points, While Cape Verde dropped to 1-1 with 2 points.
Didier Sali topped Cameroon scorers with 10 points followed by Nathan Wounembaina 8 points, while Valter Lima was the best in cape Verde side with 6 points.
What made the victory easy for the west Africans was their unstoppable spike servcie that made them 8/0 in aces throughout the match.
Congo team celebrating the win against Nigeria
All Africa Games Men’s best Performances
Top Scorer by Day
Day 1: 25- Valdir Reis of Cape verde v Seychelles on September 2
Day 2: 23- Christophe Mukunzi of Rwanda v Algeria on September 3
Day 3: 20- David Kouehouassazo of Congo Brazzaville v Nigeria on September 5
Day 4: 21- Nelson Murangwa of Rwanda v Ghana on September 6
Top Scoring Performances
25- Valdir Reis of Cape verde v Seychelles on September 2
23- Christophe Mukunzi of Rwanda v Algeria on September 3
21- Nelson Murangwa of Rwanda v Ghana on September 6
20- Christophe Mukunzi of Rwanda v Ghana on September 6
20- Richard Amanor of Ghana v Rwanda on September 6
20- David Kouehouassazo of Congo Brazzaville v Nigeria on September 5
19- Ould Charchali of Algeria v Rwanda on September 3
16- Amine Oumessad of Algeria v Seychelles on September 6
16- Issah Alhassan of Ghana v Rwanda on September 6
16- Mathew Ejeh of Nigeria v Congo on September 5
Top Individual Serving Performances
3- Marchal Kwizera of Rwanda v Ghana on September 6
3- Khalid Elfayomi of Egypt v Botswana on September 5
Top Team Serving Performances
9- Egypt v Botswana on September 5
8- Cameroon v Cape Verde on September 6
6- Rwanda v Ghana on September 6
5- Algeria v Rwanda on September 3
5- Nigeria v Botswana on September 3
4- Cameroon v Ghana on September 2
4- Cape Verde v Seychelles on September 2
Rwandan supporters
Top Individual Blocking Performances
7- Amine Oumessad of Algeria v Seychelles on September 6
5- Jordan Agbevanu of Ghana v Cameroon on September 2
4- Issah Alhassan of Ghana v Rwanda on September 6
4- Jordan Agbevaru of Ghana v Rwanda on September 6
4- Helio Sanchez of Cape Verde v Cameroon on September 6
4- Valdir Reis of Cape verde v Seychelles on September 2
Top Team Blocking Performances
17- Ghana v Rwanda on September 6
16- Cape Verde v Seychelles on September 2
13- Algeria v Seychelles on September 6
13- Congo v Nigeria on September 5
11- Nigeria v Congo on September 5
11- Egypt v Botswana on September 5
11- Algeria v Rwanda on September 3
10- Ghana v Cameroon on September 2
Highest Scoring Sets
Day 1: 25-23 Cape Verde v Seychelles (4th Set) on September 2
Day 2: 29-27 Rwanda v Algeria (1st set) on September 3
Day 3: 38-36 Egypt v Botswana (3rd set) on September 5
Day 4: 29-27 Ghana v Rwanda (2nd set) on September 6
Highest Scoring Matches
Day 1: Cape Verde v Seychelles 3-2 (25-21, 22-25, 18-25, 25-23, 15-12) – 211 points
Day 2: Algeria v Rwanda 3-2 (27-29, 25-17, 25-19, 24-26, 15-10) – 217 points
Day 3: Congo Brazzaville v Nigeria 3-1 (25-20, 29-27, 19-25, 25-23) – 193 points
Day 4: Ghana v Rwanda 3-1 (25-20, 29-27, 22-25, 27-25) – 200 points
Egypt and hosts Congo Brazzaville were the heroes of day 2 at Men’s Volleyball competition at All Africa Games after both teams set a thrilling wins against resurgent Botswana and Nigeria teams respectively in Pool A of the competition held at Henry Elende Hall in Brazzaville, Congo on Saturday.
Egypt faced a gradually arising Botswana team to win a third set marathon and the match 3-0 (25-14, 25-20, 38-36). Congo Brazzaville supported by a full house of home crowd beat Nigeria 3-1 (25-20, 29-27, 19-25, 25-23) to capture first win.
Egypt celebrating
Men’s competition
Egypt v Botswana 3-0 (25-14, 25-20, 38-36)
Egypt hardly overcame the Botswana resistance to win in straight sets (25-14, 25-20, 38-36) in Pool A of Men’s All Africa Games. The losers’ performance improved set by set after losing the first 25-14 to score 20 points in the second before they missed 10 set points in their way to lose the competition longest set 38-36.
Reda Haikal led the Egyptian scorers with 14 points followed by Ahmed Maghawry 11. Kabo Moetse scored 14 points in the losers attempts, followed by Happy Ribbin 7.
Egypt improved their win- loss ratio to 2-0, while Botswana dropped to 0-2.
Congo in action against Nigeria
Congo Brazzaville v Nigeria 3-1 (25-20, 29-27, 19-25, 25-23)
Congo Brazzaville fought for minutes to trounce Nigeria 3-1 (25-20, 29-27, 19-25, 25-23) in a thrilling encounter that made the spectators on their toes. The hosts claim first win to become 1-0 in win- loss ratio, while Nigeria, the winner of day 1 against Botswana dropped to 1-1.
Congo’s attacker David Kouehouassazo led the winner’s scorers with 20 points making the best scoring performance in day 3, followed by Frank Ndotomat 15 points. Mathew Ejeh led the nigerian scorers with 16 points
Nigeria setting against Congo
All Africa Games Men’s best Performances
Top Scorer by Day
Day 1: 25- Valdir Reis of Cape verde v Seychelles on September 2
Day 2: 23- Christophe Mukunzi of Rwanda v Algeria on September 3
Day 3: 20- David Kouehouassazo of Congo Brazzaville v Nigeria on September 5
Top Scoring Performances
25- Valdir Reis of Cape verde v Seychelles on September 2
23- Christophe Mukunzi of Rwanda v Algeria on September 3
20- David Kouehouassazo of Congo Brazzaville v Nigeria on September 5
19- Ould Charchali of Algeria v Rwanda on September 3
16- Mathew Ejeh of Nigeria v Congo on September 5
15- Rodney Kong of Seychelles v Cape Verde on September 2
Top Individual Serving Performances
3- Khalid Elfayomi of Egypt v Botswana on September 5
2- Steven Cruz of Cape Verde v Seychelles on September 2
Botswana in action
Top Team Serving Performances
9- Egypt v Botswana on September 5
5- Algeria v Rwanda on September 3
5- Nigeria v Botswana on September 3
4- Cameroon v Ghana on September 2
4- Cape Verde v Seychelles on September 2
Top Individual Blocking Performances
5- Jordan Agbevanu of Ghana v Cameroon on September 2
4- Valdir Reis of Cape verde v Seychelles on September 2
Top Team Blocking Performances
16- Cape Verde v Seychelles on September 2
13- Congo v Nigeria on September 5
11- Nigeria v Congo on September 5
11- Egypt v Botswana on September 5
11- Algeria v Rwanda on September 3
10- Ghana v Cameroon on September 2
Highest Scoring Sets
Day 1: 25-23 Cape Verde v Seychelles (4th Set) on September 2
Day 2: 29-27 Rwanda v Algeria (1st set) on September 3
Day 3: 38-36 Egypt v Botswana (3rd set) on September 5
Highest Scoring Matches
Day 1: Cape Verde v Seychelles 3-2 (25-21, 22-25, 18-25, 25-23, 15-12) – 211 points
Day 2: Algeria v Rwanda 3-2 (27-29, 25-17, 25-19, 24-26, 15-10) – 217 points
Day 3: Congo Brazzaville v Nigeria 3-1 (25-20, 29-27, 19-25, 25-23) – 193 points
Seychelles’ second win against Botswana highlighted Day 3 action at Women’s Volleyball competition in All Africa games at Henry Elende Hall in Brazzaville, Congo on Saturday. Egypt went also for second win against hosts Congo Brazzaville, while African giants Senegal rebounded after the opening loss to win the second match against Ghana.
Seychelles fought for 2 hours to clinch a 3-1 (25-16, 25-21, 21-25, 25-23) victory over battling Botswana, while Egypt overcame Congo 3-0 (25-9, 25-6, 25-6). Senegal figured the first victory against Ghana 3-1 (25-16, 18-25, 25-21, 25-23).
Egypt led Pool A at the end of Day 3 with 6 points from 2-0, followed by Seychelles 5 points (2-0), Senegal 4 points (1-1), Ghana 3 points (1-1), Botswana and Congo Brazzaville 0 (0-2).
Egypt celebrating the victory
Egypt v Congo Brazzaville 3-0 (25-9, 25-6, 25-6)
Egypt used all their registered players to outclass host team Congo Brazzaville 3-0 (25-9, 25-6, 25-6) in Pool A of Women’s competition in 52 minutes. The winners dominated the match through their spike service where they had 10-1 advantage in ace services beside another big ratio 9-3 in stuff blocks.
Sara Ahmed led the Egyptian scorers with 10 points followed by Farida Alaskalany 8. Petronie Nkoka led the losers with 7. Egypt improved their win- loss ratio to 2-0, while Congo dropped to 0-2
Senegal v Ghana 3-1 (25-16, 18-25, 25-21, 25-23)
Senegal recovered from the opening defeat against Seychelles to capture their first win against the resurgent Ghana team 3-1 (25-16, 18-25, 25-21, 25-23) in day 3 of Pool A at women’s competition of All Africa Games.
After Senegal won the first set, Ghana returned back aggressively to draw 1-1 before the middle blocker Sokhna Gueye led her team back to win two sets in their way to 3-1 victory. Gueye led her team scorers with 16 points, equal to Fatou Diouf. Gloria Mensah led Ghana’s scorers with 9 points. Senegal’s record became 1-1, while Ghana’s record dropped to 1-1.
Seychelles Attack
Seychelles v Botswana 3-1 (25-16, 25-21, 21-25, 25-23)
Seychelles booked their second win in Pool A of Women’s Volleyball competition at All Africa Games after they took over the solid Botswana team 3-1 (25-16, 25-21, 21-25, 25-23) in a thrilling encounter lasting in 121 minutes. For the second match in a raw Seychelles big gun Marielle Bonne led her team scorers with 19 points to lead also the competition scorers at the end of Day 3. Botswana’s efficient hitter Gasekgonwe led the losers with 19 points in their fighting efforts.
What made the difference in the tight match was the high quality service they played to make an advantage of 8-0 in aces. Seychelles improved to 2-0, while as Botswana dropped to 0-2.
All Africa Games Women’s Volleyball’s best Performances
Top Scorer by Day
Day 1: 17- Leonida Kassya of Kenya v Algeria on September 2
Day 2: 29- Marielle Bonne of Seychelles v Senegal on September 3
Day 3: 19- Marielle Bonne of Botswana v Seychelles on September 5
19- Gasekgonwe of Seychelles v Senegal on September 5
Top Scoring Performances
29- Marielle Bonne of Seychelles v Senegal on September 3
27- Sow Binetou of Senegal v Seychelles on September 3
19- Marielle Bonne of Botswana v Seychelles on September 5
19- Gasekgonwe of Seychelles v Senegal on September 5
17- Tracy Chaba of Botswana v Egypt on September 3
17- Leonida Kassya of Kenya v Algeria on September 2
17- Barilia Marilia of Mozambique v Nigeria on Septeber 2
17- Mercy Promise of Nigeria v Mozambique on Septeber 2
Elwani with Ghana player Mary Addai
Top Individual Serving Performances
6- Marielle Bonne of Seychelles v Senegal on September 3
5- Marielle Bonne of Seychelles v Botswana on September 5
4- Safia Boukhima of Algeria v Kenya on September 2
4- Ibaimo Assiat of Mozambique v Nigeria on September 2
Top Team Serving Performances
12- Seychelles v Senegal on September 3
10- Egypt v Congo on September 5
9- Senegal v Seychelles on September 3
8- Seychelles v Botswana on September 5
8- Senegal v Ghana on September 5
8- Ghana v Senegal on September 5
Top Individual Blocking Performances
6- Stephanie Fotso of Cameroon v Cape Verde on September 3
5- Josphine Andoh of Ghana v Senegal on September 5
5- Sokhna Gueye of Senegal v Seychelles on September 3
5- Joan Chelegat of Kenya v Algeria on September 2
Top Team Blocking Performances
18- Kenya v Algeria on September 2
14- Senegal v Seychelles on September 3
14- Ghana v Senegal on September 5
CAVB President with senegal
Highest Scoring Sets
Day 1: 25-23 Algeria v Kenya (1st Set) on September 2
Day 2: 32-30 Egypt v Botswana (1st set) on September 3
Day 3: 25-23 Senegal v Ghana (4th set) on September 5
25-23 Seychelles v Botswana (4th)
Highest Scoring Matches
Day 1: Kenya v Algeria 3-1 (23-25, 25-19, 25-15, 25-23) – 180 points
Day 2: Seychelles v Senegal 3-2 (25-17, 25-19, 23-25, 22-25, 18-16) – 215 points
Day 3: Seychelles v Botswana 3-1 (25-16, 25-21, 21-25, 25-23) – 181 points
Brazzaville, Congo, September 3, 2015- Algeria escaped early Rwandan dominance to win a thrilling tiebreaker 3-2 (27-29, 25-17, 25-19, 24-26, 15-10) in Day 2 of All Africa Games Men’s tournament held at Henry Elende Hall in Brazzaville, Congo on Thursday.
Algeria earned their first win in Pool B of the competition, while Nigeria outclassed Botswana 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-15) in Pool A. Gambia reported no show in Pool A, so they are considered disqualified in Pool A.
Egypt and Nigeria led Pool A with 3 points from 1-0 record followed by Botswana and Mozambique 0-1.
Cameroon led Pool B with a win 3-0 against Ghana in their first day gaining 3 points ahead of Algeria and Cape Verde 2 points from 1-0, then Seychelles and Rwanda 1 point followed by Ghana 0.
Men’s competition
Nigeria v Botswana 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-15)
Nigeria beat Botswana 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-15) in Pool A during 70 minutes. Mattew Ejeh led the Nigerian scorers with 11 points, while Kabo Moetse was the best scorer in the loser side with 10 points. With a dominance in both serving and blocking activity, Nigeria dominated the match using also the experience of their veteran players like Emmanuel Jatto.
Rwanda triple block against Algeria
Algeria v Rwanda 3-2 (27-29, 25-17, 25-19, 24-26, 15-10)
Algeria fought 123 minutes to overcome Rwanda 3-2 (27-29, 25-17, 25-19, 24-26, 15-10) in grueling 5 set match showing a lot of thrills. After Rwanda led in the first set narrowly, Algeria came back to win the second and third sets and missed the match point at the fourth set, before Rwanda recovered to win the set narrowly 26-24. Algeria used their tight blockers in the tiebreak to settle the victory. Christophe Mukunzi led the Rwandan and match scorers with 23 points, while Ould Cherchali led the winners woith 16 points including 3 stuff blocks.
Oualou Tizi instructing
All Africa Games Men beat Performances
Top Scorer by Day
Day 1: 25- Valdir Reis of Cape verde v Seychelles on September 2
Day 2: 23- Christophe Mukunzi of Rwanda v Algeria on September 3
Top Scoring Performances
25- Valdir Reis of Cape verde v Seychelles on September 2
23- Christophe Mukunzi of Rwanda v Algeria on September 3
19- Ould Charchali of Algeria v Rwanda on September 3
15- Rodney Kong of Seychelles v Cape Verde on September 2
Top Individual Serving Performances
2- Steven Cruz of Cape Verde v Seychelles on September 2
Top Team Serving Performances
5- Algeria v Rwanda on September 3
5- Nigeria v Botswana on September 3
4- Cameroon v Ghana on September 2
4- Cape Verde v Seychelles on September 2
Top Individual Blocking Performances
5- Jordan Agbevanu of Ghana v Cameroon on September 2
4- Valdir Reis of Cape verde v Seychelles on September 2
Top Team Blocking Performances
16- Cape Verde v Seychelles on September 2
11- Algeria v Rwanda on September 3
10- Ghana v Cameroon on September 2
Highest Scoring Sets
Day 1: 25-23 Cape Verde v Seychelles (4th Set) on September 2
Day 2: 29-27 Rwanda v Algeria (1st set) on September 3
Highest Scoring Matches
Day 1 Cape Verde v Seychelles 3-2 (25-21, 22-25, 18-25, 25-23, 15-12) – 211 points
Day 2 Algeria v Rwanda 3-2 (27-29, 25-17, 25-19, 24-26, 15-10) – 217 points
Brazzaville, Congo, September 2, 2015- The volleyball competition at the 2015 All Africa Games got underway at Henry Elende Hall in Brazzaville, Congo in presence of African Volleyball Confederation “CAVB” President Dr Amr Elwani with 3 matches in each gender in the competition pools on Wednesday.
In Men’s competition Giants Egypt and Cameroon emerged victorious along with the up and coming Cape Verde. In Women’s Category Kenya were the stars of the day beating their compatriots Algeria, beside other victories for Ghana and Nigeria.
CAVB President in VIP area
Men’s competition
Cape Verde v Seychelles 3-2 (25-21, 22-25, 18-25, 25-23, 15-12)
Cape Verde came from a set behind to clinch exciting five set victory over battling Seychelles 3-2 (25-21, 22-25, 18-25, 25-23, 15-12) in 128 minutes in Pool B. Valdir Reis scored the day’s best 25 points to lead the match scorers followed by Hello Sanches with 13. Rodney Kong contributed 15 points in the loser’s attempt. The winners overwhelmed the net action through their better blocking as they had double mark in successful blocks with 16/8.
Egypt v Mozambique 3-0 (25-14, 25-16, 25-18)
Egypt outclassed Mozambique 3-0 (25-14, 25-16, 25-18) in Pool A match lasting 53 minutes. The Egyptian coach Mohamed Moselhi used most of his line up during the 3 sets to bring the victory. Mozambique played a good match according to their capabilities and improved the score set by set.
Egypt’s Islam spiking
Cameroon v Ghana 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-14)
Cameroon cruised past emerging Ghana 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-) in Pool B. Cameroon deployed their taller blockers beside using the strong attackers to bring the first win. Ghana showed a lot of motivations during the match however Cameroon were more experienced to settle the result
Men Pools composition
Pool A: Congo Brazzaville- Gambia- Botswana- Nigeria- Egypt- Mozambique Pool B: Cameroon- Ghana- Seychelles- Cape Verde- Algeria- Rwanda
Women’s Competition
Algeria celebrating,
Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria start as heroes of the first day as they set the first win against Algeria, Congo and Mozambique in day 1 of the 2015 All Africa Games held in Henry Elende Hall in Brazzaville, Congo on Wednesday. The competition features 12 teams divided into 2 pools of 6, where each Pool play a round robin tournament to determine the top 2 teams who qualify to the semifinal.
Ghana v Congo 3-0 (25-11, 25-20, 25-21)
Ghana overcame Hosts Congo in straight sets (25-11, 25-20, 25-21) in 74 minutes in Pool A. Ghana’s attacker Mary Addai led her team scorers with 16 points followed by Korkoe Bavon 10 points. Petronie Nkoka contributed 7 points for the hosts. Ghana had also an advantage of 10-4 in areas of blocking and 34-19 in spiking success.
Nigeria v Mozambique 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-21)
Nigeria’s used their experience to overwhelm Mozambique 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-21) in 74 minutes in Pool B. Mercy Promise topped the Nigerian scorers with 17 points followed by Theresa Okonma 10. Barilla Manilia headed the loser’s scorers with 17 points. Leading to the victory the winners had also 10/6 in stuff blocks and 36/27 in attacking success. The losers had the advantage in ace services with 6/4.
Egypt women’s team supporting their male counterparts
Kenya v Algeria 3-1 (23-25, 25-19, 25-15, 25-23)
Kenya upset Algeria 3-1 (23-25, 25-19, 25-15, 25-23) in opening day’s most thrilling match lasting 123 minutes in Pool B. the Central African team again prove their dominance in the typical continental classic encounter between the current African Giants after the Kenyan won the last African Nations Championship’s final and also the head to head encounters’ in both of this year’s World Grand Prix and World Cup .
Leonida Kasaya led the Kenyan scorers with 17 points followed by Edith Mukuvilani 12, while Algeria’s outside hitter Safia Boukhaima led losers with 14. The Kenyan blockers actually made the great difference as they had 18/8 in terms of stuff blocks.
Women’s Pool Composition
Pool A: Congo Brazzaville- Ghana- Senegal- Seychelles- Egypt- Botswana
Pool B: Nigeria- Mozambique- Algeria- Kenya- Cape Verde- Cameroon
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