Egypt Women’s Volleyball team officially withdrew from the World Olympic Qualification tournament designated to be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 20 to 22, 2016.
Egypt came as African Women’s Olympic Qualifier runner up in the tournament held in Yaoundé, Cameroon where the host team claimed the automatic African Olympic ticket.
“Most of the team line up will be busy with the final year exams at schools and universities and these commitment wasn’t able to be postponed,” Said Egyptian Volleyball Federation President Foad Abdel Salam.
“We tried our best to help the players, but all the efforts failed after the parents of the players decided not to drop their exams.”
Early on Tuesday the volleyball World governing body “FIVB” had selected San Juan, Puerto to host the Women’s World Olympic Qualification Tournament from May 20-22. The four-team competition will take place at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente and qualify the winners for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
The World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Puerto Rico will decide which country claims the 12th and last berth up for grabs at this year’s Summer Games’ women’s volleyball tournament.
The winners will join seven countries that have already qualified for this year’s Olympic tournament, including hosts Brazil, FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Cup winners China and runners-up Serbia, European Olympic Qualification Tournament winners Russia, NORCECA Olympic Qualification winners USA, South American Olympic Qualification Tournament winners Argentina, and African Olympic Qualification Tournament winners Cameroon.
Four more teams will join the competition in Rio from the World Olympic Qualification Tournament and Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament scheduled to take place from May 14 to 22 in Japan.
Cairo, Egypt, August 3, 2015- Egypt outside hitter Ahmed Salah was nominated for the fifth time at the continental level with the Most Valuable Player “MVP” Award at Men’s African Nations Championship concluded in Cairo, Egypt last weekend.
Egypt claimed their eighth African title after they overcame arch rivals Tunisia 3-0 (26-24, 25-18, 25-21) where Salah was the best scorer of his side.
The opposite spiker is considered one of the best volleyball players in Africa in the last decade and played outside the continent in Turkey and Russia. He was also a key star in the team that succeeded to win 6 consecutive titles for Men’s African Nations Championship 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015 as he gained the prize of MVP in 5 editions.
Best Receiver Mohamed Abdel Moneim (EGY
When Egypt’s opposite started his international volleyball at 16 year old he didn’t realize that he will be one day the best spiker in the world at one of the biggest elite championships, it was in the 2011 FIVB World Cup when he was nominated as best spiker between the world stars.
Since his childhood, he was famous for his left handed unstoppable hits from position 2 that gave him a constant place in the Egyptian teams of all age categories.
Since his debut with the Egyptian boys national team in 2000 when he was only 16- year- old, Salah proved his consistency as a star of his generation specially when he led Egypt to the fourth place at the 2001 FIVB Boys Youth World Championship in Cairo, regarded as the best result in Egypt’s volleyball history.
The 31 –year-old opposite spiker was a member also of the Egyptian Junior team participating in the 2003 World Championship in Iran and in the same year he was called up to the senior team at the 2003 All Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria where Egypt clinched gold.
Best server Abdel Halim Abou (EGY)
In 2005 he became one of the best African attackers with his trademark beard and prolific scoring power that made him hit with the fans. He led Egypt to the first African Nations title after 22 years starting a new era that completed with 4 successive crowns.
He also was part of the historic gold medal finish at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almaria, Spain regarded as the first ever at the international level.
In his long international career he represented Egypt at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 World Championships, the 2007 and 2011 World Cups as well as the 2005 and 2009 Grand Champions Cups.
With his local club Al- Ahly he won the Men’s African Club Championship in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010 and 2011. representing also the continent at the last two editions of the FIVB Club World Championships. A veteran of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and four World Leagues, he is a vital cog for his side. He is a regularly Egypt’s go-to guy for a sure- fire attack from the right side of the net.
Best Libero Tabeb Karbosli (TUN)
Tunisia’s big gum Marouen Garci was the second best player in the 2015 Men’s African Nations Championship followed by the Moroccan pearl Mohamed Hachdadi who was third.
Egypt’s middle blocker Abdelhalim Abou was nominated as best server with his teammate Mohamed Adel who was nominated as best blocker. The Egyptian outside hitter Mohamed Abdel Moneim was selected the best receiver, while Tunisia’s Tabeb Karbosli was the best libero. Algeria’s Amir Kerboua who conducted his team to the semifinal was the best setter.
Individual Awards
BEST SERVER: 3 Abelhalim Abou (Egypt)
BEST RECIEVER: 13 Mohamed Abdel Moneim (Egypt)
BEST SETTER: 2 Amir Kerboua (Algeria)
BEST ATTACKER: 11 Mohamed Hachdadi (Morocco)
BEST BLOCKER: 3 Mohamed Adel (Egypt)
BEST LIBERO:1 Tayeb Korbosli (Tunisia)
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: 4 Ahmed Salah (Egypt)
2015 Men’s African Nations Championship- Ranking 5 to 8
Cameroon ended their campaign at the 2015 Men’s African Nations Championship at the fifth position after they overcame Rwanda 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-22) in the ranking positions held at Cairo Stadium Complex in Cairo, Egypt on Wednesday.
Botswana upset Kenya in epic tiebreaker 3-2 (14-25, 19-25, 25-21, 25-20, 15-13) to finish 7th leaving the Kenyans at the 8th position. Mauritius automatically was ranked 9th after finishing at the 5th position in Pool B.
Egypt will take on Tunisia in African classic final on Thursday to determine the champions of the 20th edition of the cup. Algeria face Morocco in another North African face off to determine the bronze medallists.
Rwanda blocking against Cameroon
Ranking 5 to 8 Places
Cameroon v Rwanda 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-22)
Cameroon defeated Rwanda 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-22) in the 5th and 6th place match lasting 70 minutes. The Rwandan team led in each of the three sets, but due to the experience of Cameroon team in attacks they succeeded to come back each time to win the three sets.
Didier Sali was Cameroon’s top scorer with 18 points followed by Nathan Wounmbaina 16 points. Rwanda’s scorer was Flavien Ndamukunda with 12 points.
Botswana players celebrating Botswana v Kenya 3-2 (14-25, 19-25, 25-21, 25-20, 15-13)
Botswana rebounded back aggressively to take on Kenya 3-2 (14-25, 19-25, 25-21, 25-20, 15-13) in the 7th and 8th place match lasting 129 minutes. After Kenya led widely 2-0, Botswana team came back strongly to capture two sets and draw 2-2. even in the tiebreak Botswana again overcame the shaky start and came back from 2-6 to draw 8-8 before they win 15-13 in a big joy.
Botswana finished the competition at the 7th place , while Kenya ended 8th.
Kabo Moetse came as Botswana scorer with 23 points, followed by middle blocker Pactor Rebabonye 13 points. James Ontere led Kenya and match scorers with 24 points followed by Michael Chemos 16. Although Kenya had a big dominance in blocking (16/ 9 kill block), the improvement of backline defence in Botswana helped them to claim the thrilling victory.
Algeria double block
Final 1 to 4 Programme on July 30, 2015
3-4 15:00 Morocco x Algeria
1-2 17:00 Egypt x Tunisia
Final Ranking
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5. Cameroon
6. Rwanda
7. Botswana
8. Kenya
9. Mauritius
Botswana players after the match
2015 Men’s African Nations Championship- Top performances
Top Scoring Performances
30 – Jean Ndaki of Cameroon v Tunisia (July 23)
27 – Mohamed Hachdadi of Morocco v Cameroon (July 24)
26 – Marouen Garci of Tunisia v Algeria (July 28)
25 – Mohamed Hachdadi of Morocco v Tunisia (July 26)
24 – James Ontere of Kenya v Botswana (July 29)
24 – Christophe Mukunzi of Rwanda v Kenya (July 28)
24 – Michael Chemos of Kenya v Rwanda (July 28)
23 – Kabo Moetse of Botswana v Kenya (July 29)
23 – Mohamed Hachdadi of Morocco v Mauritius (July 25)
22 – Jean Ndaki of Cameroon v Morocco (July 24)
20 – Marouen Garci of Tunisia v Morocco (July 26)
20 – Mohammed Hachdadi of Morocco v Rwanda (July 22)
19 – Toufik Mahdjoubi of Algeria v Botswana (July 23)
19 – Ahmed Salah of Egypt v Algeria (July 25)
18 – Didier Sali of Cameroon v Rwanda (July 29)
18 – Ahmed Salah of Egypt v Morocco (July 28)
18 – Elyes Karamosli of Tunisia v Cameroon (July 23)
17 – Michael Chemos of Kenya v Algeria (July 24)
16 – Ayoub Dikkiche of Algeria v Egypt (July 25)
16 – Mohamed Chikhi of Algeria v Kenya (July 24)
16 – Toufik Mahdjoubi of Algeria v Kenya (July 24)
16 – Marouane Garci of Tunisia v Cameroon (July 23)
Cameroon triple block
Top Blocking Performances
8 – Marchal Kwizera of Rwanda v Kenya (July 28)
7 – Amine oumssad of Algeria v Tunisia (July 28)
7 – Skander Ben Tara of Tunisia v Algeria (July 28)
6 – Mohamed Hachdadi of Morocco v Mauritius (July 25)
5 – Wesley Rono of Kenya v Botswana (July 29)
5 – Nongni Mefani of Cameroon v Morocco (July 24)
4 – Pastor Rebabonye of Botswana v Kenya (July 29)
4 – Marchal Kwizera of Rwanda v Cameroon (July 26)
4 – Sofiane Bouyoucef of Algeria v Egypt (July 25)
4 – Mohamed Hachdadi of Morocco v Cameroon (July 24)
4 – Kamal Ouali of Morocco v Cameroon (July 24)
4 – Skander Ben Tara of Tunisia v Mauritius (July 24)
4- Skander Ben Tara of Tunisia v Cameroon (July 23)
4 – Mohamed Chikhi of Algeria v Botswana (July 23)
4 – Zouhair Elgaraoui of Morocco v Rwanda (July 22)
4 – Mohammed Hachdadi of Morocco v Rwanda (July 22)
Top Blocking Performances by Team
21 – Algeria v Tunisia (July 28)
18 – Rwanda v Kenya (July 28)
16 – Kenya v Botswana (July 29)
16 – Morocco v Rwanda (July 22)
14 – Tunisia v Morocco (July 26)
13 – Algeria v Tunisia (July 28)
13 – Morocco v Cameroon (July 24)
13 – Cameroon v Morocco (July 24)
12 – Tunisia v Mauritius (July 24)
12 – Tunisia v Cameroon (July 23)
12 – Cameroon v Tunisia (July 23)
11 – Cameroon v Mauritius (July 22)
George Kari of Botswana spiking against Kenya
Top Serving Performances
4 – Toufik Mahdjoubi of Algeria v Botswana (July 23)
3 – Maroen Garci of Tunisia v Algeria (July 28)
3 – Hudson Wanyama of Kenya v Rwanda (July 28)
3 – Ivan Nsabimana of Rwanda v Tunisia (July 25)
3 – Sofiane Bouyoucef of Algeria v Kenya (July 24)
3 – Khalid Ben Slimane of Tunisia v Cameroon (July 23)
3 – Hossam Youssef of Egypt v Kenya (July 22)
3 – Mohammed Hachdadi of Morocco v Rwanda (July 22)
3 – Mohammed Hachdadi of Morocco v Mauritius(July 25)
Top Serving Performances by Team
9 – Egypt v Kenya (July 22)
7 – Tunisia v Mauritius (July 24)
7 – Algeria v Botswana (July 23)
6 – Cameroon v Rwanda (July 29)
6 – Kenya v Botswana (July 29)
6 – Botswana v Kenya (July 29)
6 – Tunisia v Algeria (July))
6 – Kenya v Rwanda (July 28)
5 – Rwanda v Kenya (July 28)
5 – Tunisia v Cameroon (July 23)
5 – Cameroon v Tunisia (July 23)
4 – Morocco v Rwanda (July 22)
4 – Rwanda v Morocco (July 22)
4 – Tunisia v Rwanda (July 25)
4 – Rwanda v Tunisia (July 25)
Ismail Moalla of Tunisia receiving
Highest Scorer by Round
Day 1: 20 – Mohammed Hachdadi of Morocco v Rwanda (July 22)
Day 2: 30 – Jean Ndaki of Cameroon v Tunisia (July 23)
Day 3: 27 – Mohamed Hachdadi of Morocco v Cameroon (July 24)
Day 4: 23 – Mohamed Hachdadi of Morocco v Mauritius (July 25)
Day 5: 25 – Mohamed Hachdadi of Morocco v Tunisia (July 26)
Day 6: 26 – Marouen Garci of Tunisia v Algeria (July 28)
Day 7: 24 – James Ontere of Kenya v Botswana (July 29)
Highest Set Score
Day 1: Morocco v Rwanda, 25-23 (July 22)
Day 2: Rwanda v Mauritius 26-24 (July 23)
Day 3: Morocco v Cameroon 30-28 (July 24)
Day 4: Morocco v Mauritius 28-26 (July 25)
Day 5: Tunisia v Morocco 29-27 (July 26)
Day 6: Kenya v Rwanda 28-26 (July 28)
Egypt v Morocco 28-26 (July 28)
Day 7: Cameroon v Rwanda 25-23 (July 29)
Highest Scoring Matches
Day 1: Cameroon v Mauritius (July 22) 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-18) – 133 points
Day 2: Cameroon v Tunisia (July 23) 3-2 (25-23, 12-25, 21-25, 25-22, 15-12) – 205 points
Day 3: Cameroon v Morocco (July 24) 3-1 (25-18, 21-25, 30-28, 25-21) – 193 points
Day 4: Egypt v Algeria (July 25) 3-2 (24-26, 25-19 ,25-20, 22-25, 15-10) – 211 Points
Day 5: Tunisia v Morocco (July 26) 3-1 (25-19, 16-25, 25-22, 29-27) – 188 points
Day 6: Tunisia v Algeria (July 28) 3-2 (19-25, 25-22, 27-25, 21-25, 15-12) – 216 points
Day 7: Botswana v Kenya (July 29) 3-2 (14-25, 19-25, 25-21, 25-20, 15-13) – 202 points
Tunisia completed the semifinal line up at 2015 Men’s African Nations championship after they overpowered Morocco 3-1 (25-19, 16-25, 25-22, 29-27) in Day 5 of the competition held at Cairo Stadium Complex in Cairo, Egypt on Saturday.
Now Tunisia joined the already qualified Egypt and Algeria from Pool A and Morocco from Pool B earlier in the competition.
Defending champions Egypt, leaders of Pool A face Morocco second of Pool B and Tunisia, top of Pool B meet Algeria second of Pool A in the semifinal of the competition on Tuesday.
At the End of the preliminary round Egypt led Pool A with 8 points from 3-0, followed by Algeria second with 7 points from 2-1. Kenya came third with 3 points from 1-2 and Botswana finished fourth with 0-3.
Tunisia led Pool B with 10 points from 3-1 followed by Morocco 9 points from 3-1. Cameroon came third (8 point, 3-1), then Rwanda 4th (3 points, 1-3) and Mauritius 5th (0, 0-4).
Tuesday features also two matches in the play off 5 to 8 positions as Kenya play Rwanda and Cameroon take on Botswana.
The African championship will qualify 2 African teams for the 2015 FIVB Men’s World Cup in Japan September 8 to 23, 2015 as the finalists will secure their tickets to the prestigious event.
Mauritus referee honoured
Pool B
Tunisia v Morocco 3-1 (25-19, 16-25, 25-22, 29-27)
Tunisia overwhelmed Morocco 3-1 (25-19, 16-25, 25-22, 29-27) in Pool B decider lasting minutes. Tunisia led the pool with 3-1 record (10 Pts), while Morocco came second with 3-1 (9pts). Mohamed Hachdadi led the match scorer with 25 points as the best scorer of the day for the third day in a row. Marouen Garci led Tunisian scorers with 20 points.
The match was very exciting specially when Morocco draw 1-1 in sets as Tunisia regained the rhythm led by Garci to win the third and fourth sets in their way to a 3-1 victory.
Cameroon v Rwanda 3-0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-17)
Cameroon beat Rwanda 3-0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-17) in Pool B match lasting 75 minutes to improve their win- loss ratio to 4-1 with 8 points. Rwanda dropped to 1-3 to finish fourth of the pool. Jean Ndaki was the top scorer of Cameroon team with 12 points followed by Olivier Nongoni with 11 points. Guma Yakan led Rwanda and match scorers with 14 points.
Semifinal Programme on July 28, 2015
Semifinal 1-4
18:00 Egypt 1st A x 2nd B Morocco
16:00 Tunisia 1st B x 2nd A Algeria
Play off 5-8 Positions
12:00 Kenya 3rd A x 4th B Rwanda
14:00 Cameroon 3rd B x 4th A Botswana
2015 Men’s African Nations Championship- Top performances
Ismail Moalla of Tunisia receiving
Top Scoring Performances
30 – Jean Ndaki of Cameroon v Tunisia (July 23)
27 – Mohamed Hachdadi of Morocco v Cameroon (July 24)
25 – Mohamed Hachdadi of Morocco v Tunisia (July 26)
23 – Mohamed Hachdadi of Morocco v Mauritius (July 25)
22 – Jean Ndaki of Cameroon v Morocco (July 24)
20 – Marouen Garci of Tunisia v Morocco (July 26)
20 – Mohammed Hachdadi of Morocco v Rwanda (July 22)
19 – Toufik Mahdjoubi of Algeria v Botswana (July 23)
19 – Ahmed Salah of Egypt v Algeria (July 25)
18 – Elyes Karamosli of Tunisia v Cameroon (July 23)
17 – Michael Chemos of Kenya v Algeria (July 24)
16 – Ayoub Dikkiche of Algeria v Egypt (July 25)
16 – Mohamed Chikhi of Algeria v Kenya (July 24)
16 – Toufik Mahdjoubi of Algeria v Kenya (July 24)
16 – Marouane Garci of Tunisia v Cameroon (July 23)
14 – Guma Yakan of Rwanda v Mauritius (July 23)
14 – Christophe Mukunzi of Rwanda v Mauritius (July 23)
14 – Alfred Mandez of Mauritius v Rwanda (July 23)
Top Blocking Performances
6 – Mohamed Hachdadi of Morocco v Mauritius (July 25)
5 – Nongni Mefani of Cameroon v Morocco (July 24)
4 – Marchal Kwizera of Rwanda v Cameroon (July 26)
4 – Sofiane Bouyoucef of Algeria v Egypt (July 25)
4 – Mohamed Hachdadi of Morocco v Cameroon (July 24)
4 – Kamal Ouali of Morocco v Cameroon (July 24)
4 – Skander Ben Tara of Tunisia v Mauritius (July 24)
4- Skander Ben Tara of Tunisia v Cameroon (July 23)
4 – Mohamed Chikhi of Algeria v Botswana (July 23)
4 – Zouhair Elgaraoui of Morocco v Rwanda (July 22)
4 – Mohammed Hachdadi of Morocco v Rwanda (July 22)
Top Blocking Performances by Team
16 – Morocco v Rwanda (July 22)
14 – Tunisia v Morocco (July 26)
13 – Morocco v Cameroon (July 24)
13 – Cameroon v Morocco (July 24)
12 – Tunisia v Mauritius (July 24)
12 – Tunisia v Cameroon (July 23)
12 – Cameroon v Tunisia (July 23)
11 – Cameroon v Mauritius (July 22)
Top Serving Performances
4 – Toufik Mahdjoubi of Algeria v Botswana (July 23)
3 – Ivan Nsabimana of Rwanda v Tunisia (July 25)
3 – Sofiane Bouyoucef of Algeria v Kenya (July 24)
3 – Khalid Ben Slimane of Tunisia v Cameroon (July 23)
3 – Hossam Youssef of Egypt v Kenya (July 22)
3 – Mohammed Hachdadi of Morocco v Rwanda (July 22)
3 – Mohammed Hachdadi of Morocco v Mauritius(July 25)
Top Serving Performances by Team
9 – Egypt v Kenya (July 22)
7 – Tunisia v Mauritius (July 24)
7 – Algeria v Botswana (July 23)
5 – Tunisia v Cameroon (July 23)
5 – Cameroon v Tunisia (July 23)
4 – Morocco v Rwanda (July 22)
4 – Rwanda v Morocco (July 22)
4 – Tunisia v Rwanda (July 25)
4 – Rwanda v Tunisia (July 25)
Highest Scorer by Round
Day 1: 20 – Mohammed Hachdadi of Morocco v Rwanda (July 22)
Day 2: 30 – Jean Ndaki of Cameroon v Tunisia (July 23)
Day 3: 27 – Mohamed Hachdadi of Morocco v Cameroon (July 24)
Day 4: 23 – Mohamed Hachdadi of Morocco v Mauritius (July 25)
Day 5: 25 – Mohamed Hachdadi of Morocco v Tunisia (July 26)
Highest Set Score
Day 1: Morocco v Rwanda, 25-23 (July 22)
Day 2: Rwanda v Mauritius 26-24 (July 23)
Day 3: Morocco v Cameroon 30-28 (July 24)
Day 4: Morocco v Mauritius 28-26 (July 25)
Day 5: Tunisia v Morocco 29-27 (July 26)
Highest Scoring Matches
Day 1: Cameroon v Mauritius (July 22) 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-18) – 133 points
Day 2: Cameroon v Tunisia (July 23) 3-2 (25-23, 12-25, 21-25, 25-22, 15-12) – 205 points
Day 3: Cameroon v Morocco (July 24) 3-1 (25-18, 21-25, 30-28, 25-21) – 193 points
Day 4: Egypt v Algeria (July 25) 3-2 (24-26, 25-19 ,25-20, 22-25, 15-10) – 211 Points
Day 5: Tunisia v Morocco (July 26) 3-1 (25-19, 16-25, 25-22, 29-27) – 188 points
Cameroon fought for 130 minutes to pull off a thrilling victory over giants Tunisia in grueling five setter 3-2 (25-23, 12-25, 21-25, 25-22, 15-12) in Day two of the 2015 Men’s African Nations Championship held at Cairo Stadium complex on Thursday.
Pool B featured also a first win for Rwanda over Mauritius 3-0 (25-13, 26-24, 26-24). Cameroon led the strong Pool B with a win- loss ratio of 2-0 (5 points) followed by Morocco who were in rest day and Rwanda (3 Pts) and Tunisia 1 point and finally Mauritius 0 point from 0-2.
Pool A showed Algeria starting their campaign with a win over Botswana to lead Pool A with Egypt both from 1-0 record (3 pts)
Cameroon supporters
Pool A
Algeria v Botswana 3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-13)
Opposite spiker Toufik Mahdjoubi led Algeria to their first win after they flew past Botswana in their competition debut in Pool A. Algeria started their campaign with 1-0 win- loss ratio, while Botswana became 0-1.
The veteran opposite scored 19 points to come out as the match scorer with the second best scoring performance in the competition so far followed by captain Mohamed Chikhi 13 points. Kabo Moetse led Botswana scorers with 8 points equal to Pastor Rebabonye who scored the same no of points.
Pool B
Rwanda v Mauritius 3-0 (25-13, 26-24, 26-24)
Rwandan team celebrating
Rwanda recovered from the opening loss to overcome Mauritius 3-0 (25-13, 26-24, 26-24) in Pool B match lasting 76 minutes. what made the Rwandans won the match was the dominance in areas of serving and blocking specially in the crucial points of the second and third sets.
Experienced outside hitter Guma Yakan was Rwanda’s best scorer with 14 points equal to Christophe Mukunzi. Alfred Mandez contributed 14 points followed by Kevin Larose 13 points. Rwanda improved their record to 1-1, while Mauritius dropped to 0-2.
The highly motivated Rwandan players succeeded to show their consistency throughout the match supported by a lot of spectators in the tribune.
Tunisia v Cameroon 3-2 (25-23, 12-25, 21-25, 25-22, 15-12)
Cameroon
Cameroon reached peak performance in the proper time to overcome Tunisia 3-2 (25-23, 12-25, 21-25, 25-22, 15-12) in epic tiebreaker. The match which is considered one of the most famous African derbies lasted 130 minutes of great fight.
Cameroon veteran opposite attacker Jean Ndaki (36 y) led the match scorers with impressive 30 points making the competition best scoring performance followed by Nathan Wounembaina and Sem Dolegombai 11 points. Elyes Karamosly contributed 18 points for tunisia as best sorer from the Tunisian side followed by Marouane Garci 16 points.
Tunisia
Day 3 Programme on July 24, 2015
Pool A 14:00 Kenya x Algeria
Pool B 16:00 Mauritius x Tunisia
Pool B 18:00 Cameroon x Morocco
Pool A 20:00 Botswana x Egypt
2015 Men’s African Nations Championship top performances
Top Scoring Performances
30 – Jean Ndaki of Cameroon v Tunisia (July 23)
20 – Mohammed Hachdadi of Morocco v Rwanda (July 22)
19 – Toufik Mahdjoubi of Algeria v Botswana (July 23)
18 – Elyes Karamosli of Tunisia v Cameroon (July 23)
16 – Marouane Garci of Tunisia v Cameroon (July 23)
14 – Guma Yakan of Rwanda v Mauritius (July 23)
14 – Christophe Mukunzi of Rwanda v Mauritius (July 23)
14 – Alfred Mandez of Mauritius v Rwanda (July 23)
13 – Kevin Larose of Mauritius v Rwanda (July 23)
13 – Sem Dolegombai of Cameroon v Mauritius (July 22)
13 – Jean Ndaki of Cameroon v Mauritius (July 22)
Top Blocking Performances
4- Skander Ben Tara of Tunisia v Cameroon (July 23)
4 – Mohamed Chikhi of Algeria v Botswana (July 23)
4 – Zouhair Elgaraoui of Morocco v Rwanda (July 22)
4 – Mohammed Hachdadi of Morocco v Rwanda (July 22)
3 – Nathan Wounembaina of Cameroon v Mauritius (July 22)
Top Blocking Performances by Team
16 – Morocco v Rwanda (July 22)
12 – Tunisia v Cameroon (July 23)
12 – Cameroon v Tunisia (July 23)
11 – Cameroon v Mauritius (July 22)
Top Serving Performances
4 – Toufik Mahdjoubi of Algeria v Botswana (July 23)
3 – Khalid Ben Slimane of Tunisia v Cameroon (July 23)
3 – Hossam Youssef of Egypt v Kenya (July 22)
3 – Mohammed Hachdadi of Morocco v Rwanda (July 22)
Top Serving Performances by Team
9 – Egypt v Kenya (July 22)
7 – Algeria v Botswana (July 23)
5 – Tunisia v Cameroon (July 23)
5 – Cameroon v Tunisia (July 23)
4 – Morocco v Rwanda (July 22)
4 – Rwanda v Morocco (July 22)
Highest Scorer by Round
Day 1: 20 – Mohammed Hachdadi of Morocco v Rwanda (July 22)
Day 2: 30 – Jean Ndaki of Cameroon v Tunisia (July 23)
Highest Set Score
Day 1: Morocco v Rwanda, 25-23 (July 22)
Day 2: Rwanda v Mauritius 26-24 (July 23)
Highest Scoring Matches
Day 1: Cameroon v Mauritius (July 22) 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-18) – 133 points
Day 2: Cameroon v Tunisia (July 23) 3-2 (25-23, 12-25, 21-25, 25-22, 15-12) – 205 points
2015 Men’s African Nations Championship-Drawing of lots
The drawing of lots
Defending champions Egypt were drawn along with Algeria, Kenya and Botswana in Pool A of the 2015 Men’s African Nations Championship due to start in Cairo, Egypt on Wednesday after the drawing of lots held in Le Passage Hotel in Cairo on Tuesday.
Pool B features the 2013 edition runner up Tunisia who will line up against Morocco, Mauritius, Cameroon and Rwanda.
The 2015 Men’s African Nations Championship acts as a qualifier for the 2015 World Cup as the winner and runner up book their tickets to the finals.
The drawing of lots was attended by CAVB President Dr Amr Elwani, Local Organizing committee and Egyptian Volleyball Federation President Foad Abdel Salam and the representatives of the 9 participating teams.
The 20th edition of the competition will see all the previous champions battling it out for the title led by the record holders Tunisia who have 8 titles under their name and seven time champions Egypt who won the last 5 editions. Both Algeria and Cameroon won the crown twice.
Egypt start their campaign against Kenya on Wednesday in Pool A, while Cameroon meet Mauritius and Morocco face Rwanda in Pool B.
Pool Composition
Pool A: Egypt- Algeria- Kenya- Botswana
Pool B: Tunisia- Morocco- Mauritius- Cameroon- Rwanda
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