Angola’s Palancas Negras held the Super Eagles B to a 1-1 draw in a pre-African Nations Championship friendly in Pretoria on Wednesday.
Midfield Trojan Paul Onobi was an early substitute as he sustained a knock in the 35th minute and was replaced by U-23 ace Usman Mohammed.
The Negras, silver medallists at the 2nd African Nations Championship in Sudan five years ago, tried to pile pressure on the Eagles in the second half, but five substitutions made by Coach Sunday Oliseh kept the 2014 bronze medallists in the ascendancy.
Nigeria took the lead in the 84th minute when Ibrahim Attah Salau was upended in the Angolan box, with midfielder Bartholomew Ibenegbu making no mistake from the spot.
Super Eagles B team photo credit: @theNFF
Angola equalized from a corner kick with only two minutes left in the game.
The Super Eagles have another top-notch friendly – against Cote d’Ivoire – in Pretoria on Monday. The Nigeria delegation is expected to arrive in Kigali on January 15 – three days to the Eagles’ first match of the 4th African Nations Championship, against Niger Republic.
With Nigerian teams dominating the just concluded, FIBA Africa Zone 3 qualifiers picking all the slots to represent the zone at the FIBA Africa Club champions in Luanda, Angola. The President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) Mr. Tijjani Umar has praised all the clubs including Nigeria female League champions Dolphins and runners up First Bank, as well as Men champions, Mark Mentors and runners up Kano Pillars for picking all the tickets at the finals from the zone. The NBBF President said
” I congratulate our teams for continuing what has being a fantastic year for Nigerian basketball, it’s good to have all 4 clubs both men and women represent Nigeria, particularly at this time”.
“I must commend the clubs for their effort and i want to admonish them to represent the country with pride and do their best to emulate the national teams this year”.
You will recall that the D’Tigers won their 1st continental crown in Tunisia, this year before claiming Bronze at the 2015 All African Games in Brazzaville, while in the women’s category, the Junior D’Tigress came second at the FIBA Africa U16 championship in Madagascar before the senior girls, the D’Tigress claimed Silver and Bronze at the 2015 All African Games and Afrobasket for Women respectively.
Tijjani Umar. NBBF President
Both Kano Pillars and Mark Mentors will be hoping to make history this year becoming Nigeria’s first continental club champions, while First Bank Basketball club of Lagos have the sights set on ending their 6 year wait for a 3rd continental crown with victories in 2005 and 2009. And the 2015 Nigeria Women’s league champions Dolphins basketball club of lagos also relishing an improved performance in their 2nd straight appearance on the continent and a shot at a first title.
The Women FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup will jumpball in Luanda from November 27th to December 6th, while the Men come to town 4 days after in the Angola, capital city from December 10th to 19th.
CAF as today released fixtures for the Africa Futsal Cup of Nations, to be hosted by South Africa. Host South Africa and Egypt, have drawn bye from the qualifiers, and they will now be joined by six other nations for the final tournament which runs from the 15th to the 24th of April 2015.
The First leg of all the Africa Futsal Cup of Nations Futsal Qualifiers will be played on the 6th of December 2015 with the Second leg games scheduled for the 13th of December 2015.
1. Cameroon vs Angola
2. Angola vs Cameroon
3. Tunisia vs Nigeria
4. Nigeria vs Tunisia
5. Zambia vs Equatorial Guinea
6. Equatorial Guinea vs Zambia
7. Côte d’Ivoire vs Morocco
8. Morocco vs Côte d’ Ivoire
9. Madagascar vs Mozambique
10. Mozambique vs Madagascar
11. Sudan vs Libya
12. Libya vs Sudan
Dates:
First leg : 6/ 12 / 2015 Second leg : 13/ 12 / 2015
Angola Men and Nigeria Women’s Beach volleyball teams claimed the gold medals at the Beach Volleyball competition of 2015 All Africa Games held at Kintele Stadium in Brazzaville, Congo on Sunday.
Angola Men’s team pulled off a tough victory over neighbours Mozambique 2-0 (21-18, 21-18) in the final match to capture the gold medal after a great fought.
Men medallists during the national anthem
Nigeria Women’s team had to play a long tiebreaker to beat the favourites South Africa 2-1 (11-21, 21-13, 15-13) to claim their first gold medal in a senior championship.
South Africa men’s made the medal podium fully coming from zone 6 after they overcame Rwanda in the bronze medal match 2-0 (21-13, 21-15).
Rwanda made the podium in women’s competition after they won the bronze medal following their 2-0 (21-17, 21-16) victory over Kenya.
Men and women winners on the podium together with officials
Men’s Final ranking
1. Angola
2. Mozambique
3. South Africa
4. Rwanda
5. Tunisia
6. Sierra Leone
7. Ghana
8. Burundi
Women’s Final ranking
1. Nigeria
2. South Africa
3. Rwanda
4. Kenya
5. Mozambique
6. Algeria
7. Guinea
8. Congo Brazzaville
Nigeria’s Women Beach Volleyball team during National anthem
Rwanda, Nigeria and South Africa teams were the heroes of day 2 of the Beach Volleyball competition at the 2015 All Africa Games as those teams had stunning victories at both men’s and Women’s competitions at new Kintele Stadium in Brazzaville, Congo on Thursday.
Rwanda Men’s team emerged victorious against Zimbabwe 2-0, while their women counterparts defeated also Zimbabwe in the same score.
Nigerian Men overwhelmed emerging Gambia team 2-0, while their women defeated Congo RD 2-0. South Africa had also double gender victories as their men beat Algeria 2-0 and the women topped Senegal 2-0.
The competition is held in 3 courts at the new Kintele Stadium in Brazzaville, Congo with the participation of 18 men and 16 women teams
The beach Volleyball competition at the 2015 All Africa Games gets underway in the new Kintele Stadium in Brazzaville, Congo on Wednesday with the participation of 18 men and 16 women teams.
The referees And officials
CAVB President Dr Amr Elwani headed the technical meeting of the competition on Tuesday in presence of the Control Committee, officials and team representatives where the participating teams were divided into 4 preliminary Pools in both genders.
The top 2 teams from each of the preliminary pools will qualify to the knockout stage of the competitio known to continue until September 15.
The competition Day 1 features 12 matches in the Men’s category and 7 in the women’s on Wednesday. Programme will start at 14:00 local time.
Men Pools composition:
Pool A: Congo Brazzaville- Sierra Leone- Mauritius- Benin- Burundi
Pool B: South Africa- Algeria- Rwanda- Senegal – Zimbabwe
Pool C: Angola- Nigeria- Mozambique- Gambia
Pool D: Ghana- Tunisia- Kenya- Congo RDC
Women Pools composition
Pool A: Congo Brazzaville- Rwanda- Niger – Zimbabwe
Pool B: Mauritius- Mozambique- Guinea- Benin
Pool C: South Africa- Algeria- Senegal- Uganda
Pool D: Kenya- Nigeria- Sierra Leone- Congo RDC
The FCT Chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN, has congratulated Nigeria senior men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, for lifting the 2015 AfroBasket trophy and also qualifying for the basketball event of the 2016 Olympic Games.
Chairman of the body, Kayode Adeniyi said all SWAN members in Abuja are full of joy for the D’Tigers and the leadership of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF, for emerging as African champions.
“We really rejoice with D’Tigers and the NBBF board for spearheading the team that brought back basketball glory to Nigeria. We congratulate them and the entire basketball family in Nigeria.”
Nigeria beat Angola 74-65 in the Final of AfroBasket 2015 in Rades, Tunisia on Sunday to claim their first-ever continental championship.
In being crowned African champions, Nigeria also qualified for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Meanwhile, second-place Angola joined third and fourth place Tunisia and Senegal in booking their places for the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.
Contingents from Seychelles and host – Mauritius are not happy that Nigeria will not be present at the ITTF Africa Junior and Cadet Championships (AJC), which served off on Wednesday April 8 in Mauritius.
Coaches of Seychelles and Mauritius lamented that the absence of the West Africa giant will surely deny the tournament the expected glamour envisaged.
Nine teams including Nigeria’s arch-rival Egypt will compete for the 11 titles at stake in the competition.
Other teams listed for the tournament are Seychelles, South Africa, Algeria, Madagascar, Tunisia, Morocco, Angola and host – Mauritius.
Coach Jimmy Vel of Seychelles said the inability of Nigeria to be part of the tournament will give Egypt the chance to mop up all the titles.
He however took solace in the fact that the tournament would help his players to improve their game.
Nigerian Youth players at the Lagos ITTF World Tour
“I don’t know why a nation like Nigeria will not be at this tournament considering their contribution to the sport in the continent and worldwide. There is no doubt that their inability to be part of this year’s AJC has indeed denied the competition the expected glamour and excitement that the team is known for. We in Seychelles wanted to come here and learn from nations like Nigeria because to me they are the best. But not seeing them here alone psychologically has affected most of the teams. My players have been asking whether Nigeria is coming because some of them are fans of Aruna Quadri and they are eager to see his compatriots perform in Mauritius,” Vel said.
For the Coach Patrick Sahajasein of Mauritius, the absence of Nigeria has really dampened the spirit of his team for the AJC.
Sahajasein, who is familiar with the quality of Nigerian players said they are all looking forward to seeing the team in Mauritius.
“I know that if Nigeria has been here, Egypt will not be having a field day at the AJC. It is disappointing that Nigeria is not coming and even before the commencement of the tournament, the feeling among all the participating teams is that the tournament is for Egypt to win. But this will not discourage my players from giving their best because from what I saw at the WJC, the Egyptians are beatable,” Sahajasein said.
Twelve countries in both men and women genders have already confirmed their tickets to second phase of the CAVB Continental Cup after the end of 6 tournaments out of 12 in the Sub Zonal phase were over making 50% of the Olympic qualifying competition.
The champions of the second edition of the CAVB Continental Cup will earn a direct ticket to the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, with another chance for the second and third teams to qualify to the prestigious event through the World Cup.
Now 12 teams in each gender confirmed their places at the second phase (Zonal) of the Continental Cup. In the Men’s competition Tunisia, Morocco (Pool 1), Senegal, Gambia (Pool 2), Burundi, Kenya (Pool 8), South Africa, Mozambique (Pool 10), Angola, Zimbabwe (Pool 11), Mauritius and Seychelles (Pool 12) confirmed their qualification.
In the women’s competition Morocco, Algeria (Pool 1), Gambia, Senegal (Pool 2), Kenya, Burundi (Pool 8), South Africa, Mozambique (Pool 10), Angola, Namibia (Pool 11), Mauritius and Seychelles (Pool 12) will continue their campaign to the zonal phase.
The CAVB Sub Zonal phase features 12 tournaments where the top two teams in each proceed to the second phase making a total of 24 teams which will be divided into 4 pools of 6 in the second phase.
Summary of the qualification pathway in sub zonal phase of CAVB Continental Cup
12 Countries Confirm Tickets For CAVB Continental Cup Second Phase
Men Tournaments
Men Pool 1
Ranking. Countries proceeding to the Zonal Phase
1.Tunisia. Tunisia
2.Morocco. Morocco
3. Algeria
Men Pool 2
Ranking. Countries proceeding to the Zonal Phase
1.Senegal. Senegal
2.Gambia. Gambia
3.Cape Verde
Men Pool 8
Ranking. Countries proceeding to the Zonal Phase
1.Burundi. Burundi
2.Kenya. Kenya
3.Tanzania
Men Pool 10
Ranking. Countries proceeding to the Zonal Phase
1.South Africa. South Africa
2.Mozambique. Mozambique
3.Botswana
4.Swaziland
5.Lesotho
Men Pool 11
Ranking. Countries proceeding to the Zonal Phase
1.Angola. Angola
2.Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe
3.Namibia
Men Pool 12
Ranking. Countries proceeding to the Zonal Phase
1.Mauritius. Mauritius
2.Seychelles. Seychelles
12 Countries Confirm Tickets For CAVB Continental Cup Second Phase
Women Tournaments
Women Pool 1
Ranking. Countries proceeding to the Zonal Phase
1.Morocco. Morocco
2.Algeria. Algeria
3.Tunisia
Women Pool 2
Ranking. Countries proceeding to the Zonal Phase
1.Gambia. Gambia
2.Senegal. Senegal
Women Pool 8
Ranking. Countries proceeding to the Zonal Phase
1.Kenya. Kenya
2.Burundi. Burundi
3.Tanzania
Women Pool 10
Ranking. Countries proceeding to the Zonal Phase
1.South Africa. South Africa
2.Mozambique. Mozambique
3.Swaziland
4.Lesotho
Women Pool 11
Ranking. Countries proceeding to the Zonal Phase
1.Angola. Angola
2.Namibia. Namibia
3.Zimbabwe
Women Pool 12
Ranking. Countries proceeding to the Zonal Phase
29th edition of the Africa Champions Cup for Men, Tunis,
Nigeria’s sole representative at the final round of the 29th edition of the Africa Champions Cup for Men currently on in Tunis, Tunisia, Mark Mentors basketball club must raise it game in its two remaining games in group-B.
The Nigerian debutant in the continent biggest men club competition currently occupied the fourth position in the group which has eight-time winner of the Champions Cup Primeiro D’Agosto of Angola with one win and two loses and must beat US Monastir basketball club of Tunisia on Monday and ASB Mazembe basketball club of Democratic Republic of Congo in it last group game on Tuesday.
Mark Mentors BC
Mark Mentors started it campaign on a bright note when it pip Abidjan Basket Club of Cote d’Ivoire in it group-B opening game by 68-65 points last Thursday only to succumbed to the defending champion Agosto by 88-74 points on Friday and lost again to Etoile Sportive Rades basketball club of Tunisia by a single digit of 73-65 points a pointer that the Coach Peter Ahmedu tutored Nigerian side can still make it to the knock-out stage if it raises it game against the Tunisian and Congolese sides.
Fellers from the team Tunisia camp reveal that the players and their handlers have resolve to put in their best so as make it possible to get a quarter-final ticket.
Mentors have a cumulative total of 207 points and conceded 226 points with average of 69 points per-game and an average of 75.33 points against which means it has to develop a more proactive offense while shutting down threat around it low-post because it might come down to head-head to decided who goes through as US Monastir is second on the log with 2-1 record having defeated ASB Mazembe by 68-54 points last Friday while Mazembe who has played two games in the group and lost both to US Monastir and Agosto while Abidjan Basket Club might be completely out of contention having lost all three games played so far including the 68-65 points loss to Mark Mentors.
Angola and Zimbabwe men teams proceed to the second phase (Zonal) at CAVB Continental Cup Pool 11 of the Sub- Zonal phase December 5 to 7, 2014 at the DTS Beach Volleyball Arena in Olympia over 3 days in a country vs country competition.
Zambia had a last minute withdrawal from the Olympic Qualifier competition.
Powerhouses Angola, No 2 on the African Continent, showed their skill by beating both Namibia and Zimbabwe moving top of the group in both genders.
In the men’s competition it was a hard fight for second place between Namibia and Zimbabwe. Namibia’s no 1 team, Tin Hlupic/Brendon de Jager lost both their matches, while the no 2 team, Roman von Ludwiger/Jan Eric Sack, beat Zimbabwe’s no 1 team, Takawira/Sibanda in 2 sets. Zimbabwe’s no 2 team, Choto/Sibangani was then too strong for von Ludwiger/Sack, which resulted in a 3-1 defeat for the Namibian men. An injury by von Ludwiger made it impossible for Namibia to beat Angola as Namibia had to forfeit 2 matches. Hlupic/de Jager lost both their matches against Angola’s teams, losing out on the qualification for the next round as only the top 2 countries qualify.
In the Women’s competition both Namibia and Angola had no problems to overcome Zimbabwe in straight matches to meet in the match for top of the log.
Namibia’s no 1 team Simone von Wietersheim/Rosi Hennes took Namibia to the lead by beating Angola’s no 2 team Alburquerque/Cardosa in straight sets. Angola’s no 1 team, Kunga/Magalhaes showed their exceptional skill and made sure to move 2-1 ahead by beating both Namibias no 1 and no 2 team. It was all up to Namibia’s second team, Juniors Kim Seebach/Stephanie Palmhert to beat Angola’s no 2 team to equalize.
Namibia Ladies Rosi Hennes- Simone von Wietersheim- Stephanie Palmhert-Kim Seebach
In a thrilling match Angola won the first set and with the support of the local spectators Seebach/Palmert fought back to win the second set. In the third set tie break the Namibian Junior team were quickly running behind and could not manage to keep up with the experienced Angolan team, losing the set 15-8, giving Angola the overall victory. As runners up Namibia’s ladies have therefore qualified for the next round, which will be held between April and September 2015, and the teams will most probably meet the qualified teams from the other sub zonal group, South Africa and Mozambique.
“The competition went very well, except for the rain that disturbed play on Saturday”, says Heiko Kesselmann, who is Director of Beach Volleyball in Namibia and local organizer of this competition. “Next year we have to continue to train hard in order to survive the next group phase”, added James Verrinder, Namibia’s National Coach.
Results Men
Namibia v Zimbabwe: 1-3
Zimbabwe v Angola: 0-4
Angola v Namibia: 4-0
Women
Angola v Zimbabwe: 4-0
Zimbabwe v Namibia: 0-4
Namibia v Angola: 1-3
More than 40 African Countries will fight for one spot per gender at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro 2016 in the very popular Beach Volleyball. Namibia will once again host the first round in Windhoek over the weekend.
Angola, Zimbabwe and host Namibia will play in a country vs country format, with the top 2 countries moving on to the next round. Each National Federation will take part with 2 teams (2 players per team) per gender, meaning there will be 4 games per match for ladies and men respectively. In case of a draw a golden set (only up to 15 points) will be played to determine the winning nation.
Officials from Uganda, Algeria and Lesotho will supervise the competition which will be held at the DTS Sports Ground in Olympia from Friday to Sunday. The first matches will start Friday morning 09h00 with the last matches being played on Sunday afternoon.
The Namibian Team consist of the following players:
Ladies:
Team A: Simone von Wietersheim/Rosi Hennes
Team B: Kim Seebach/Stephanie Palmhert
Men:
Team A: Tin Hlupic/Brendon de Jager
Team B: Jan Eric Sack/Roman von Ludwiger
“Especially the teams from Angola are traditionally very strong and our young team will have to fight hard”, says James Verrinder, Namibian National Beach Volleyball Coach, “but we play on our home soil, which should be a big advantage”. “Zimbabwe has the same players as 4 years ago, and there were some tough matches” Heiko Kesselmann added, who is Director of Beach Volleyball in Namibia and local organizer of this competition.
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