In Round 2 of Pool B, Algeria took over Uganda 3-0 (25-22, 25-14, 25-12) in the match lasting 67 minutes scoring second win and leaving their opponents at 0-2. The winning team only struggled in Set 1 when its head coach sent substitutes to the court. When he returned starting line-up afterwards, Algeria easily established dominance.
Egypt set second win at the tournament, against Botswana 3-0 (25-21, 25-13, 25-17) to clinch the second ticket of Pool B to semifinals, while Botswana dropped to 0-2. Mariam Metwally led Egyptian scorers with 12 points. The Egyptian team had advantage in blocking 11/1 and in serving 6/1 to control the victory.
Mutual clash of Algeria and Egypt in Round 3, today, will determine the pool leaders.
As for Pool A which consists of three teams, Kenya leads after straight-set win over Tunisia since on Friday, Cameroon beat Tunisia only after tie-break. Mercy Moim led the Kenyan scorers with 9 points.
Today’s clash between Kenya and the hosts will determine pool leaders.
CAVB Qualification Round / Pool A
Game | Date/Time | Teams | Set | Result per set | Stats | Videos | ||
2nd game | 13. 02. 2016 18:00 | Tunisia ( W ) | VS | Kenya ( W ) | 0:3 | 20:25; 17:25; 23:25 |
CAVB Qualification Round / Pool B
Game | Date/Time | Teams | Set | Result per set | Stats | Videos | ||
3rd game | 13. 02. 2016 14:00 | Uganda ( W ) | VS | Algeria ( W ) | 0:3 | 22:25; 14:25; 12:25 | ||
4th game | 13. 02. 2016 16:00 | Egypt ( W ) | VS | Botswana ( W ) | 3:0 | 25:21; 25:13; 25:17 |
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