In Pool A, host Carthage of Tunisia beat Ethiopia’s Water Sports 3-0 (25-16, 25-12, 25-16), while Injis of Cameroon hammered Uganda’s Nkumba University 3-0 (25-16, 25-14, 25-15).
Pool B featured tough victory for the defending champions Kenya Prisons over Cameroon’s Bafia 3-1 (20-25, 25-13, 25-17, 25-11) as Egypt’s Shams took over Algeria’s Bejaia 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-16).
Pool D showed Kenya Pipeline playing their best to defeat Rwanda’s APR 3-0 (25-12, 25-16, 25-17) as FAP of Cameroon crashed Chlef of Algeria 3-1 (16-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-17).