Egypt And Tunisia To Vie For Rio Olympic Volleyball Ticket

2016 Men’s African Olympic Qualifiers- Semifinal

One more African giants Egypt and Tunisia will fight to earn the 2016 Rio Olympic Games ticket after both sides beat their opponents in the semifinal of the 2016 Men’s African Olympic qualifiers at Elende Hall in Brazzaville, Congo on Sunday.

It was easy for the three time Olympians Egypt to overcome Cameroon in straight sets 3-0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-19), while six time qualifiers Tunisia had to fight aggressively for 133 minutes to overpower Algeria in grueling five setter 3-2 (24-26, 25-22, 15-25, 28-26, 15-13).

In the fifth place match hosts Congo Brazzaville crushed their neighbours RD Congo 3-0 (25-22, 26-24, 25-18).

Egypt’s coach used most of his line up in their match against Cameroon to distribute the efforts to all players ahead of the final on Tuesday, but still they could dominate the match completely till they won in straight sets.

Tunisia came twice from a set behind to beat the struggling Algerian new formation hardly in epic tiebreaker that made the spectators on their toes throughout the 133 minutes.

Tunisia’a outside hitter Ismail Moalla in action

Egypt meet Tunisia officially for the fourth time this year after Egypt won the final of the 2015 Men’s African Nations championship 3-0, the World Cup encounter 3-2 and their first round Pool A match 3-0.

The winner of the tournament will book a direct ticket to Rio de Janeiro 2016, while the second and third placed teams will earn another opportunity to qualify through the World Olympic Qualifiers.

Egypt, Algeria, Cameroon, Tunisia In Semifinal Of Men’s African Olympic Volleyball Qualifier

2016 Men’s African Olympic Qualifiers- Day 3

History was re-played in the 2016 Men’s African Olympic qualifiers as the 4 continental giants Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia and Cameroon booked semifinal tickets to retain their dreams of filling Africa’s direct vacancy to the prestigious Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games after the competition’s third day held at Henri Elende Hall in Brazzaville, Congo on Saturday.

Egypt upset their arch rivals Tunisia 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-20) to lead Pool A with 2 wins, but the losers had already secured the qualification ticket to the semis earlier.

RD Congo in timeout

Algeria finished their pool B matches with a clean sheet after they pulled off the third victory over RD Congo 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-11) and were joined by Cameroon who set their second victory over Nigeria 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-20).

Now Egypt (1st of Pool A) face Cameroon (2nd of Pool B) and Algeria (1st of Pool B) line up against Tunisia (2nd of Pool A) in classic semifinal matches on Monday. Congo Brazzaville meet their neighbours RD Congo for the fifth place.

The 4 qualifiers were the semifinalists of most of the recent editions of African Nations Championship.

Egypt overwhelmed Tunisia in the last of pool A matches in a match lasting 72 minutes. Egypt dominated the match throughout the three sets led by the match scorer Ahmed Salah who scored one third of his team points. Egypt led the pool with a win loss ratio of 2-0, while Tunisia dropped to 1-1 to join Egypt to the semifinal leaving hosts Congo in the third position.

Algeria celebrate the victory

Algeria were too strong for RD Congo to easily go to a straight sets victory (25-17, 25-18, 25-11) to lead Pool B with 3-0 record, while the losers dropped to 1-2 to finish third. Cameroon rebounded from the second day defeat against Algeria to clinch the second win against Nigeria 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-20) to improve to 2-1 and qualify to the semifinal as second of the pool, while winless Nigeria finished fourth of the pool.

Algeria Beat Cameroon As Egypt Set First Win At Men’s African Olympic Qualifier

2016 Men’s African Olympic Qualifiers- Day 2

African Champions Egypt started their campaign at the 2016 Men’s African Qualifier with a 3-1 (25-16, 25-15, 25-27, 25-16) over hosts Congo in day 2 of the tournament held at Henri Elende Hall in Brazzaville, Congo on Friday.

Algeria maintained their superior performance to win their second match 3-0 (25-17 , 25-13 ,25-16) in Pool B that showed also Congo RD achieving the first win against Giants Nigeria 3-1 (21-25, 26-24, 28-26, 25-14).

The matches were attended by Congo Minister of Sports Dr Leon Alfred Opimbat, CAVB President Dr Amr Elwani and Congo VB Fed President and LOC President Jean Mopita.

In Pool A Egypt fought for 94 minutes to beat Congo 3-1 (25-16, 25-15, 25-27, 25-16) in front of home crowd. After leading 2-0, Egyptian setter Abdalla Abdel salam was injured as Congo went bravely to win the third set before they came back in the third set. Egypt is now 1-0 in their first match and meet their compatriot Tunisia on Saturday for the first position decider in Pool A.

Algeria overwhelmed their match against giants Cameroon to win 3-0 (25-17, , 25-13 ,25-16) in 68 minutes. Algeria improved their win- loss ratio to 2-0, while Cameroon dropped to 1-1.

RD Congo rebounded from a set behind to upset Nigeria 3-1 (21-25, 26-24, 28-26, 25-14) to achieve the first win in 111 minutes. RD Congo improved their record to 1-1, while Nigeria dropped to 0-2.

Now Tunisia led Pool A with the set ratio ahead of Egypt but both teams secured semifinal berth, while hosts Congo were eliminated. Algeria led Pool B with 6 points ahead of Cameroon and RD Congo Both 3 points and Nigeria (O).

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CAVB Congress Elects Board of Administration and FIVB Representatives

Following the election of Dr Amr Elwani African Volleyball Confederation “CAVB” President, the Congress cast their votes to elect the CAVB Executive Committee, Board of Administration and the African representatives to the FIVB Board.

For the executive committee the six Vice presidents were elected beside the 2 gender minority. The 6 vice presidents are Mr. Mory Keita (Guinea Conakry) who was chosen thereafter as the first vice- President, Mr. Mounir Ben Slimane (Tunisia), Mr. Badr Zoudi Issouf (Niger), Mr. Jean Mopita (Congo Brazzaville), Mr. Waithaka Kioni (Kenya) and Dr. William Nhlapo (Lesotho).

The 2 elected gender minority are Mrs. Nah Aminata Fofana (Cote d’Ivoire) and Mrs. Bouchra Hajij (Morocco).

The CAVB representatives to the FIVB Board are Eng. Habu Gumel (Nigeria), Mr. Louis Timba (Cameroon), and Mr. Houkba Gougam (Algeria).

Early Dr Amr Elwani was elected CAVB president after a highly democratic elections

CAVB Executive Committee

Dr. Amr Elwani (Egypt)- President
Mr. Mory Keita (Guinea Conakry)- first vice President
Mr. Mounir Ben Slimane (Tunisia)- vice president
Mr. Badr Zoudi Issouf (Niger)- vice president
Mr. Jean Mopita (Congo Brazzaville)- vice president
Mr. Waithaka Kioni (Kenya)- vice president
Dr. William Nhlapo (Lesotho)- vice president
Mrs. Nah Aminata Fofana (Cote d’Ivoire)- Gender minority
Mrs. Bouchra Hajij (Morocco)- Gender minority

Dr Elwani Honoured by FIVB President Dr Graca

CAVB Board of Administration

Dr. Amr Elwani (Egypt)- President
Mr. Mory Keita (Guinea Conakry)- first vice President
Mr. Mounir Ben Slimane (Tunisia)- vice president
Mr. Badr Zoudi Issouf (Niger)- vice president
Mr. Jean Mopita (Congo Brazzaville)- vice president
Mr. Waithaka Kioni (Kenya)- vice president
Dr. William Nhlapo (Lesotho)- vice president
Mrs. Nah Aminata Fofana (Cote d’Ivoire)- Gender minority
Mrs. Bouchra Hajij (Morocco)- Gender minority
Eng. Habu Gumel (Nigeria)- FIVB Board
Mr. Louis Timba (Cameroon)- FIVB Board
Mr. Houkba Gougam (Algeria)- FIVB Board
Adnan Bekbak (Libya)- Zone I President
Antonio Carlos Rodrigues (Cape Verde)- Zone II President
Sanga Kone (Cote d’Ivoire)- Zone III President
Frédéric Ndounda (Gabon)- Zone IV President
Louis Rwakiranya (Burundi)- Zone V President
Fredreck Ndlovu (Zimbabwe)- Zone VI President
Kaysee Teeroovengadum (Mauritius)- Zone VII President

(Commission Presidents will be added upon their nomination)