Action from Egypt's win over Botswana
Cairo, Egypt, July 24, 2015 – Hosts Egypt and Algeria became the first two teams to secure semifinal tickets at 2015 Men's African Nations Championship after both teams marked their second straight-sets victories on Day 3 of the competition held at Cairo Stadium Complex on Friday.
Egypt topped Botswana 3-0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-10), while Algeria overcame a comeback by Kenya in the second set to win 3-0 (25-17, 28-26, 25-23).
Egypt head the standings on points ratio ahead of Algeria. Both are now 2-0 with six points, while Kenya and Botswana are both 0-2.
Cairo, Egypt, July 24, 2015 – Hosts Egypt and Algeria became the first two teams to secure semifinal tickets at 2015 Men's African Nations Championship after both teams marked their second straight-sets victories on Day 3 of the competition held at Cairo Stadium Complex on Friday.
Egypt topped Botswana 3-0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-10), while Algeria overcame a comeback by Kenya in the second set to win 3-0 (25-17, 28-26, 25-23).
Egypt head the standings on points ratio ahead of Algeria. Both are now 2-0 with six points, while Kenya and Botswana are both 0-2.
Morocco complicated the situation in the strong Pool B after they hammered Cameroon 3-1 (25-18, 21-25, 30-28, 25-21) in a thrilling encounter with a sensational performance from Moroccan opposite Mohamed Hachdadi. Tunisia overcame Mauritius 3-0 (25-13, 25-13, 25-7) in the other pool match.
Morocco lead the pool with six points from a 2-0 record, followed by Cameroon (2-1, five points), Tunisia (1-1, four points), Rwanda (1-1, three points) and Mauritius, who are 0-3.
The African Championship acts as a qualifier for the 2015 FIVB Men's World Cup in Japan in September, with the top two teams securing tickets to Tokyo.
The competition resumes on Saturday with four matches in both pools. Pool A features Algeria v Egypt for the top of the pool and Kenya-Botswana for third position, while in Pool B, Rwanda face Tunisia and Morocco line up against Mauritius.
Pool A
Algeria v Kenya 3-0 (25-17, 28-26, 25-23)
Algeria overcame the solid Kenya team in a match lasting 86 minutes.
Opposite spiker Toufik Mahdjoubi and outside hitter Mohamed Chikhi led the scorers for the winners, while Michael Chemos led Kenya and the match scorers with 17 points.
The Kenyan team were very competitive especially in the second set that saw the best rallies of the match, but the experience of the Algerian hitters settled the situation in the end.
Egypt v Botswana 3-0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-10)
Egypt played with a number of substitutes but succeeded in overpowering Botswana in 63 minutes. Ahmed Kotb finished as best scorer for Egypt with 15 points, while Kabo Moetse finished as best Botswana scorer.
Pool B
Tunisia v Mauritius 3-0 (25-13, 25-13, 25-7)
Record holders Tunisia recovered from opening loss against Cameroon to cruise past Mauritius in Pool B.
The Tunisian coach Fathi Mkaouer played with substitutes such as Hichem Kaabi and Ismail Moalla who didn't play in the first match to give new impetus to the team. The Tunisians dominated with their tight block, picking up 12 kill blocks against four for the Mauritians.
Hichem Kaabi led Tunisian scorers with 16 points, while the best for the Mauritian side was Kevin Larose with four points.
Cameroon v Morocco 3-1 (25-18, 21-25, 30-28, 25-21)
Morocco upset Cameroon in one of the competition’s most exciting encounters, lasting 129 minutes. Moroccan opposite spiker Mohamed Hachdadi marked 27 points, the second best scoring performance in the competition so far, to lead his team to a valuable victory. As usual, Jean Ndaki was the top Cameroon scorer as he contributed 22 points for his team.
Day 4 Programme on July 25, 2015
Pool A 14:00 Kenya x Botswana
Pool B 16:00 Rwanda x Tunisia
Pool B 18:00 Morocco x Mauritius
Pool A 20:00 Algeria x Egypt
Scoring leaders
Top Scoring Performances
30 - Jean Ndaki of Cameroon v Tunisia (July 23)
27 - Mohamed Hachdadi of Morocco v Cameroon (July 24)
22 - Jean Ndaki of Cameroon v Morocco (July 24)
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)
17 - Michael Chemos of Kenya v Algeria (July 24)
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
5 - Nongni Mefani of Cameroon v Morocco (July 24)
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)
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 - 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)
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)
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)
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)
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
Morocco lead the pool with six points from a 2-0 record, followed by Cameroon (2-1, five points), Tunisia (1-1, four points), Rwanda (1-1, three points) and Mauritius, who are 0-3.
The African Championship acts as a qualifier for the 2015 FIVB Men's World Cup in Japan in September, with the top two teams securing tickets to Tokyo.
The competition resumes on Saturday with four matches in both pools. Pool A features Algeria v Egypt for the top of the pool and Kenya-Botswana for third position, while in Pool B, Rwanda face Tunisia and Morocco line up against Mauritius.
Pool A
Algeria v Kenya 3-0 (25-17, 28-26, 25-23)
Algeria overcame the solid Kenya team in a match lasting 86 minutes.
Opposite spiker Toufik Mahdjoubi and outside hitter Mohamed Chikhi led the scorers for the winners, while Michael Chemos led Kenya and the match scorers with 17 points.
The Kenyan team were very competitive especially in the second set that saw the best rallies of the match, but the experience of the Algerian hitters settled the situation in the end.
Egypt v Botswana 3-0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-10)
Egypt played with a number of substitutes but succeeded in overpowering Botswana in 63 minutes. Ahmed Kotb finished as best scorer for Egypt with 15 points, while Kabo Moetse finished as best Botswana scorer.
Pool B
Tunisia v Mauritius 3-0 (25-13, 25-13, 25-7)
Record holders Tunisia recovered from opening loss against Cameroon to cruise past Mauritius in Pool B.
The Tunisian coach Fathi Mkaouer played with substitutes such as Hichem Kaabi and Ismail Moalla who didn't play in the first match to give new impetus to the team. The Tunisians dominated with their tight block, picking up 12 kill blocks against four for the Mauritians.
Hichem Kaabi led Tunisian scorers with 16 points, while the best for the Mauritian side was Kevin Larose with four points.
Cameroon v Morocco 3-1 (25-18, 21-25, 30-28, 25-21)
Morocco upset Cameroon in one of the competition’s most exciting encounters, lasting 129 minutes. Moroccan opposite spiker Mohamed Hachdadi marked 27 points, the second best scoring performance in the competition so far, to lead his team to a valuable victory. As usual, Jean Ndaki was the top Cameroon scorer as he contributed 22 points for his team.
Day 4 Programme on July 25, 2015
Pool A 14:00 Kenya x Botswana
Pool B 16:00 Rwanda x Tunisia
Pool B 18:00 Morocco x Mauritius
Pool A 20:00 Algeria x Egypt
Scoring leaders
Top Scoring Performances
30 - Jean Ndaki of Cameroon v Tunisia (July 23)
27 - Mohamed Hachdadi of Morocco v Cameroon (July 24)
22 - Jean Ndaki of Cameroon v Morocco (July 24)
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)
17 - Michael Chemos of Kenya v Algeria (July 24)
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
5 - Nongni Mefani of Cameroon v Morocco (July 24)
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)
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 - 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)
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)
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)
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)
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
By: Editor
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