2013 African Club Championships - Madagascar

Antananarivo, Madagascar, April 2, 2013 – Madagascar will host the 2013 Women’s African Club Championship from April 4 to 12 at the Palais de Sport hall. This is the first time ever that the Indian Ocean island will host an international volleyball event.

The sixteen teams participating in this prestigious event are all vying for the lone African ticket to the FIVB Club World Championship next October.

"The hall has a capacity of 6,000 spectators and is ready for the opening ceremony of the competition," said Clarisse Bakoly, president of the Madagascar Volleyball Federation. "We hope to organise a successful tournament and that all teams will show Africa a high level of volleyball," added Bakoly.

The competition will feature the participation of the major African clubs led by current champion Kenya Prisons who have represented Africa three times in a row in the FIVB Club Championship. Last year’s runner-up, Pipeline Kenya also have their eye on the top prize.

There is an interesting line-up at this year’s Women’s African Club Championship including Egyptian team Al Ahly, who have won the title five times and will return to the competition after their absence last year. Algeria will be represented by MB Bejaia as well as GSP Petroliers who won the local league and cup respectively last season. The FAP team from Cameroon and Kutlwano from Botswana are also strong contenders for the title.

The host country will be represented by the Damant and Stef Auto team who also participated in the last edition of the Club Championship, while Cote d'Ivoire will be represented by AS Tanda and Burundi by Les As.

Antananarivo, Madagascar, April 4, 2013- The drawing of lots for the 2013 Women's African Club Championship took place on Wednesday in Antananarivo where the 15 participating teams were divided into four pools in the preliminary round.

Home team Stef Auto were drawn in pool A along with APR (Rwanda) and Bejaia (Algeria).

Four time African champions Kenya Prisons will be defending their title alongside Water Sport (Ethiopia), GS Petrolier (Algeria) and Kutlwano (Botswana) in pool B.

Meanwhile seven time winners and current record holder Pipeline will face Manga Sport (Gabon), Les AS (Burundi) and Ndejje University (Uganda) in Pool C. Five time African Champions Al Ahly (Egypt) will take on AS Tanda (Cote d'Ivoire), FAP (Cameroon) and VB Diamand (Madagascar).

Each pool will play a round robin format where the top two teams qualify automatically to the quarterfinal of 1 to 8 places, while the teams placed third and fourth will compete for 9 to 16 positions.

The drawing of Lots was attended by Mounir Ben Slimane (CAVB vice-president), Clarisse Bakoly (president of the Local Organizing Committee), Camilo Antao (SOC Delegate), Emmanuel Ngoloko (Referee Delegate) and Howyda Mondy (CAVB Executive Director).

Pool Composition

Pool A: APR (RWA) - Bejaia (ALG) - Stef Auto (MAD)

Pool B: Prisons (KEN) - Water Sport (ETH) - GSP (ALG) - Kutlwano (BOT)

Pool C: Manga (GAB) - Les AS (BUR) - Ndejje (UGA) - Pipeline (KEN)

Pool D: Tanda (CIV) - FAP (CMR) - Ahly (EGY) - VBCD (MAD)

Tournament's suprise:

Group B:

GS Petroliers (ALG) beat Prisons (KEN) 3-2 (25-22, 25-27, 25-23, 28-30, 15-12)

In the competition most exciting game GS Petroliers (ALG) beat Prisons (KEN) 3-2 (25-22, 25-27, 25-23, 28-30, 15-12) in long Marathon lasting 123 minutes. It was a fantastic game full of thrill and volleyball action as both teams use thee different combinations specially in the first set which showed exciting rallies till the Algerian team won the set 25-22. Prisons rebounded in the second set to have a wide lead 8-3 and 16-11 at the TTOs till Zohra Bensalem and Safia Boukhima regained the rhythm to lead 24-22 before Prisons came on time using the setter Jane Wacu to arrange the attacks to win the set 27-25. The fight have become more aggressive in the third set as the Algerians showed a highly disciplined backline defence which aided them to win the set narrowly 25-23 to lead 2-1. Prisons fought hardly to win the fourth set 30-28 after efficient blocks from both teams. GSP controlled the tiebreak using Prisons mistakes to win 15-12.

A purely Kenya clash between defending champions Prisons and the runner up Pipeline will highlight the quarterfinal action at the 2013 Women's African Club Championship due to be held on Monday April 8 at Palais des Sports Hall in Antananarivo, Madagascar.

The two Kenyan rivals played the final of the last three editions of this competition in 2010, 2011 and 2012 and were favourites to repeat the same final in the current edition if both of them lead their preliminary pools. But Prisons lost for the first time in their favourite competition since 2009 against GS Petroliers (Algeria) in the last day of the preliminary round pool B after a thrilling encounter lasting more than two hours.

The defeat cost prisons to face their compatriots Pipeline early in the quarterfinal meaning that they can't now repeat the all Kenyan final happened for three consecutive times and only one of them can qualify to the final spot.

Pipelines are the record holders of this competition (7 titles) and lead pool C with a lean sheet of win- loss ratio 3-0, while prisons won 4 times in 5 years in 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012 and qualify as second in pool B with 2-1 record.

Other quarterfinal matches will feature a strong encounter between MB Bejaia (Algeria) and FAP (Cameroon), where the Algerian team is hoping to write a new history and qualify to the semifinal, while Cameroonian team is ambitious to repeat the semis appearance for the second time and also to revenge their defeat in the last editions against the Algerian Chlef team.

Ahly (Egypt) seeks another glory when they meet the APR (Rwanda) in the quarterfinal as they had 5 titles to their name, the last in 2009. The Rwandan team seeks a first ever qualification to the semis in the history of the competition like their men's counterparts who had already done this achievement in 2005.

The Algerian GS Petroliers (ex named Mouloudia) want now to achieve their second gold in this competition with a fruitful line up made of the most important stars of the Algerian National team. They face competition dark horses Ndejje University (Uganda) who already have become the first Ugandan team to qualify to this stage in the competition.

The Algerian duo of GS Petroliers and MB Bejaia booked their places in the semifinals of the 2013 Women’s African Club Championship in Antananarivo, Madagascar on Monday as Egypt's Ahly and Kenya’s Prisons also came through their quarterfinal bouts.

Algeria's GS Petroliers qualified through beating Ndejje University (Uganda) 3-0 (25-13, 25-15, 25-20), while their compatriots MB Bejaia overwhelmed FAP (Cameroon) 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-15). Ahly overpowered APR (Rwanda) 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-20) and Prisons took over pipeline 3-1 (17-25, 25-21, 25-14, 25-20).

Ahly will now take on GS Petroliers while MB Bejaia face Prisons on Wednesday April 10 for a place in the final. The winners of the tournament will move on to the FIVB Women's Club World Championship later this year.

In the Play off positions 9 to 16 Stef Auto (Madagascar), Water Sports (Ethiopia) and Kutlwano (Botswana) won their matches against VB Diamand (Madagascar), Manga Sport (Gabon) and Les AS (Burundi) respectively to advance to play for 9 to 12 standings with the already qualified AS Tanda (Cote d'Ivoire) leaving the loser for the 12 to 16 brackets.

The competition was stopped for a minute of silence to celebrate the memorial of the victims of the Rwandan Genocide against Tutsi in 1994.

Ahly has become the only team in the competition till now to win all the matches without dropping a set.

The competition will be resumed on Tuesday April 9 with the semifinals for the 9 to 16 positions.

Quarterfinal 1-8

Prisons (KEN) Beat Pipeline (KEN) 3-1 (17-25, 25-21, 25-14, 25-20)

Defending champions prisons regained their dominance over compatriots Pipeline as they swept their match 3-1 (17-25, 25-21, 25-14, 25-20) in a thrilling encounter lasting minutes

Pipeline succeeded to block well at the start of the match using the centers also for the quick attacks through position 3 a matter that disturbed Prisons tactics. Pipeline lead 8-3 at first TTO before Prisons tried to decrease the point deficit through setting to the left attacker Mercy Moim but Pipeline players finished the set in the best performance 25-17.

Prisons improved their defence in the second set, while their setter Jane Wacu started to arrange the combinations using Brackcide Khadambi and Moim to lead 8-6 and 16-14 at the TTOs. Pipeline struggled using the strong spikes from A Makuto and Roselyn Odhamaro but Prisons won the crucial points to finish the set 25-21.

Prisons started the third set with the same rhythm to achieve wide lead 11-5 before Pipeline arranged their block and decreased the mistakes to minimize the point difference. Again Prisons players were at utmost motivation to win the set 25-14.

Prisons controlled the fourth set from the start to widely lead 16-10 before Asha Makutoo played her best to decrease the point deficit through her spikes from position 4 to reach 19-18. Again Prisons' experienced setter Wacu conducted the combinations to win the set 25-20 and the match 3-1.

Ahly (EGY) beat APR (RWA) 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-20)

Al Ahly (Egypt) secured the semifinal spot following their victory over APR (Rwanda) 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-20) in 64 minutes. Ahly started the match with many changes in the positions and choices of the coach and through this they could advance from the start through the services of Svitlana Shvanska and the proper blocking of Mona Adly to win the first set 25-18

The second set showed improper reception from the Rwandan team allowing Ahly to extend their lead from the start till they won the set 25-15.

APR played their best in the third set and started to arrange their attacks through Brigitte and Atim to lead several times till 21-18 when they committed several mistakes that cost them to lose the set and the match 0-3.

GS Petroliers (ALG) beat Ndejje University (UGA) 3-0 (25-13, 25-15, 25-20)

GS Petroliers (Algeria) used their efficient attacker led by Zohra Ben Salem and Safia Boukhima beside the Nigerian blockers Ladi Jalmet and Nwamaka Okonmah to achieve an easy win against Ndejje University (Uganda) 3-0 (25-13, 25-15, 25-20) in Minutes

The Algerian team started the match with the full line up as the setter fatma Okazi led the team to win the first set easily through her skilful combinations. The second set showed early activity for the Ugandan team who led at the start but again Petroliers led the net action to win the set widely. Ndejje struggled in the third set to save the match and tried to improve their block and attacks but the Algerian were too strong to win in straight sets.

MB Bejaia (ALG) beat FAP (CMR) 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-15)

MB Bejaia (Algeria) fought well in blocking and defence to clinch a 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-15) victory over FAP (Cameroon) in 71minutes.

The first set showed Algerian dominance through the sharp spikes form position 4 sent through the left attacker Fatma Djouad to lead permanently in the first set 8-5 and 16-11 till they won the set 25-18.

In the second set FAP emerged in the second set due to the improved block through Mbeza Aboa and they arranged their attacks through all the net positions to lead 21-17 when the Senegalese spiker of Bejaia Mame Ndiaye came to the service to score 7 consecutive points before the Algerians finished the set 25-22.

MB Bejaia players became more motivated to win the third set and so they dominated the set completely and win widely 25-15.

Quarterfinal 9-16

Stef Auto (MAD) beat VBCD (MAD) 3-0 (25-19, 25-25-11, 25-20)

In all Madagascar clash Stef Auto hammered their compatriots VB Diamand in straight sets (25-19, 25-25-11, 25-20) in 58 minutes. Stef Auto dominated the match from the start till the end due to their better services and reception which allowed them to control also the net action and build up the attacks through the best player Rose Alfred. With this victory Stef Auto qualified to play for 9 to 12 positions while VBCD plays for 13-15.

Water Sport (ETH) beat Manga Sport (GAB) 3-0 (25-6, 25-10, 25-11)

Water Sports (Ethiopia) crushed Manga Sport (Gabon) in the competition fastest match 3-0 (25-6, 25-10, 25-11) in only 48 minutes. Water sport used all the power from their spikers using the weak state of Manga"s blockers and backline defence. The Ethiopian team will play for 9 to 12 standings while the Gabonese play for 13 to 15.

Kutlwano (BOT) beat Les AS (BUR) 3-0 (25-17, 25-11, 25-12)

Kutlwano (Botswana) overpowered Les AS (Burundi) 3-0 (25-17, 25-11, 25-12) in a one side game lasting 53 minutes overwhelmed by Kutlwano through their arranged defence and strong spike services. Les As couldn't withstand the strong spikes at the back of the court to lose without entering the game. Kutlwano will now play for the 9 to 12 positions while Les AS play for 13 to 15.

Semifinal 1-4

16:00 Bejaia (ALG) Vs Prisons (KEN)

18:00 Ahly (EGY) Vs. GSP (ALG)

Semifinal 5-8

12:00 FAP (CMR) Vs Pipeline (KEN)

14:00 APR (RWA) Vs. Ndejje (UGA)

Play off 9-12

16:00 Stef Auto (MAD) Vs Kutlwano (BOT)

18:00 AS Tanda (CIV) Vs. Water Sport (ETH)

Play off 13-16

14:00 VBCD (MAD) Vs Les As (BUR)

Bye Vs. Manga Sport (GCO)

Antananarivo, Madagascar, April 10, 2013- Kenya Prisons and Algeria's GS Petroliers qualified to the final of the 2013 Women's African Club Championship following their victories against MB Bejaia (Algeria) and Al Ahly (Egypt) respectively in the semifinal matches held at Palais des Sports Hall in Antananarivo, Madagascar on Wednesday.

Now Prisons meet GSP in the final of the competition on Friday April 12 and Ahly take on MB Bejaia in the bronze medal match.

Four time champions Prisons clinched the fourth consecutive final ticket and the fifth in total following their considerable victory against MB Bejaia 3-0 (25-16, 25-15, 25-22), while one time champions GSP secured their third final ticket in their history after beating Ahly 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-18].

In the Play off 5 to 8 positions Pipeline (Kenya) and APR (Rwanda) won their respective matches against FAP (Cameroon) and Ndejje University (Uganda). Pipeline meet APR for the 5 and 6 positions and FAP Play Ndejje for the 7 and 8 standings.

Stef Auto (Madagascar) beat hosts Water Sport (Ethiopia) in the 9 and 10 position clash to clinch the 9th position.

The winners of the tournament will qualify to the FIVB Women's Club World Championship decided to be held in Switzerland next October.

The competition will be continued on Thursday with the ranking matches from 5 to 14 leaving only the final and bronze medal match for Friday.

Semifinal 1-4

GS Petroliers (ALG) beat Ahly (EGY) 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-18]

GS Petroliers (Algeria) used Ahly (Egypt) errors in service and reception to achieve a straight sets victory (25-23, 25-22, 25-18] to qualify for the final. The match lasting 73 minutes showed better Algerian reception and also tactical services that put Ahly under pressure throughout the match.

The first set showed early Algerian dominance through the skilful setting from GSP setter Fatma Okazi who used the quick attacks through the centers Ladi Jamlet and Teresa Okonmah to send their spikes to the different positions. Ahly committed 7 service mistakes including the two set points to allow the Algerians to win narrowly 25-23.

The second set showed early Ahly lead through the strong hits from Sherihan Sameh and Svitlana until they lead 19-16 when Ahly again committed frequent reception mistakes to allow the Algerians to win the set 25-22.

The third set showed more disturbances for Ahly team in reception which was used well by the Algerian servers. Also the Algerian team controlled the net action through their blockers and succeeded to win widely 25-18 to clinch the final ticket.

"We played a great match today and we deserved this historic victory," Said GSP coach Salim Ashoury in the press conference after the match. "We succeeded to use our service to put a continuous pressure upon Ahly team. We played well in blocking in the first set and we succeeded to come back in the second set through our service and then we were physically better in the third set to win widely." he added.

Ahly assistant coach Mohamed Salah refereed the defeat to the problems in serving throughout the match. "We trained well for the service in the last two days, but during the match we lost one of our major strength as we lost the first and second set due to service errors, even our best server Svitlana Shvanska did play any spike service and played easy services which allowed the opponent to arrange their combinations." he commented.

Prisons beat MB Bejaia 3-0 (25-16, 25-15, 25-22)

Prisons qualified for the fourth consecutive final after they powered past MB Bejaia 3-0 (25-16, 25-15, 25-22) in 68 minutes.

MB Bejaia coach made a change in the setter as he started by the Senegalese Mame Ndiaye instead of the original setter Fella Rabahi who complained of injury. The first set showed early dominance for the Algerian team who used the back attacks to the opposite player Narimene Cherif who succeeded several times to penetrate Prisons attack. Prisons arranged their block against the Algerian attacks as Bracksides Khadambi and Diana Khisa stopped a lot of spikes from Bejaia star Fatma Djouad and thus Prisons increased the point difference several times till they won the set 25-16.

The second set showed much improvement in Bejaia blockers through Adama Diallo so Bejaia advanced 8-5 at the first TTO. Prisons regained their stability to arrange the quick attacks through Khadambi and the wings through Loice Jepkosgei to lead thereafter until they finished the set widely 25-15.

MB Bejaia tried to save the match as their coach made several substitutions to stop the Kenyan attacks, but Wacu started to set to the backline players to deceive the Algerian blocker to allow Prisons to lead 8-5 at the first TTO. With the time Prisons players became more motivated to continue their victory in straight set, while Bejaia repeated their reception and attacking mistakes and thus Prisons continued their lead till 16-11 at the second TTO. Prisons continued their superiority in attacks till they won the set 25-22 and the match in straight sets.

"I'm happy after this crucial victory and to qualify for the fourth consecutive final," Prisons coach David Lungaho said after the match. "Now we are looking forwards to win the fifth title and qualify again to the world championship. We lost against GSP in the group stage but we succeeded to qualify for the final after beating our compatriots Pipeline and then we beat the strong team Bejaia today.

Bejaia coach Hanni Abdelhalim referred the defeat to the injury of the main setter and playing with the substitute. "We faced today a very strong team who have long experiences from the African and world championships."

Play off 5-8

Pipeline (KEN) beat FAP (CMR) 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-14)

Pipeline (Kenya) team hammered FAP (Cameroon) 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-14) in the playoff match for 5-8 positions lasting 63 minutes. Although the Kenyan team played without high motivation as they were heavy favourites to the cup, but they dominated most of the incidents through the skilful combinations conducted by the experienced setter Janet Wanja which was used well by the attackers Asha Makuto and Lucy Chege. FAP struggled specially in the second set to come to the match through the settings of Christine Mafoue and the spikes of Carole Ambatta, but they couldn't overcome the Kenyan tight block.

APR (RWA) beat Ndejje University (UGA) 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-18]

APR (Rwanda) took over Ndejje University (UGA) 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-18] in the second playoff match for 5 to 8 positions after 65 minutes. APR controlled the match from the start using the good reception and the disciplined attacks through the wings of the court. The Ugandan team tried to enter the match specially in the second set but the Rwandan team was more enthusiastic to win and continued their way towards a straight sets victory.

Ranking 9-10 Match advanced

Stef Auto (MAD) beat Water Sport (ETH) 3-1 (25-20. 21-25, 22-25, 25-21, 16-14)

After a long marathon Stef Auto (MAD) trounced Water Sport (ETH) 3-1 (25-20. 21-25, 22-25, 25-21, 16-14) in the 9 and 10 position match. Stef players were more motivated in front of their crowd to gain the 9th position after a great fight.

Antananarivo, Madagascar, April 11, 2013 – The 2013 Women’s African Club Championship begins Friday in Antananarivo, with four-time defending champions Kenya Prisons, competing against Algeria's GS Petroliers.

The Prisons and Petroliers took on strong opponents during Wednesday’s semi finals. GS Petroliers beat Egypt’s Ahly 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-18], while Prisons flew past MB Bejaia, of Algeria, 3-0 (25-16, 25-15, 25-22).

Prisons will be defending their reigning title, which they won in 2008 and 2010-2012. The experienced team consists of setter and team captain Jane Wacu, who led the team in the four golden editions, as well as center Bracksides Khadambi and attacker Mercy Moim.

GS Petroliers won the title in 2000 and qualified to the final in 2008. The young team is backed by experienced setter Fatma Okazi, who has the main setter in the Algerian National team for more than 10 years. Other key players include attackers Zohra Ben Salim and Safia Boukhima, and centers Teresa Okonmah and Ladi Jalmet.

Friday’s match will be the second time the Prisons and GSP faced each other in finals. In 2008, the Prisons beat GSP in straight sets to clinch their first-ever trophy.

The finals begin at 18:00 Friday at Palais des Sport.

The champions will qualify to the FIVB Women's Club World Championship, which will be held in Switzerland in October.

Antananarivo, Madagascar, April 11, 2013 – Defending champions Kenya Prisons will compete against Algeria's GS Petroliers during the second gold-medal match at the Women's African Club Championship in Madagascar on Friday. All other standings in the competition were determined after series of matches on Thursday.

The Prisons and Petroliers won their semi finals Wednesday. GS Petroliers beat Egypt’s Ahly 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-18], while Prisons flew past MB Bejaia, of Algeria, 3-0 (25-16, 25-15, 25-22).

Friday’s match will be the second time the Prisons and GSP faced each other in finals. In 2008, the Prisons beat GSP in straight sets to clinch their first-ever trophy.

Meanwhile five-time African champions Ahly of Egypt takes on Alergia’s MB Bejaia for the bronze medal.

Here are the standings determined from Thursday’s competition:

Seven-time champions Kenya Pipeline won the fifth position after beating Rwanda’s APR 3-0 (25-14, 25-17, 25-15).

Cameroon’s FAP clinched the seventh position after hammering Ndejje University of Uganda 3-0 (25-12, 25-19, 25-23).

Host Stef Auto of Madagascar finished ninth after defeating Ethiopia’s Water Sport 3-2 early Wednesday (25-20. 21-25, 22-25, 25-21, 16-14).

Botswana Kutlwano ended in eleventh position after taking over AS Tanda of Cote d'Ivoire after a marathon 3-2 (24-26, 22-25, 25-23, 25-22, 15-13).

Madagascar’s VBCD overwhelmed Gabon’s Manga Sport 3-0 (25-7, 25-18, 25-14) to pick up the thirteenth position.

Burundi’s Les AS was already ranked fifteenth.

Ranking 5-6 positions
Pipeline (Kenya) beat APR (Rwanda) 3-0 (25-14, 25-17, 25-15)

Kenya Pipeline crushed Rwanda’s APR in straight sets 3-0 (25-14, 25-17, 25-15) in 62 minutes. Pipeline’s experienced stars Asha Makuto, Janet Wanja and Ruth Jepngetich helped the team dominate. Record holders, Pipeline, finished fifth – their worst position in the past 10 years. APR ended in the sixth position.

Ranking 7-8 positions
FAP (CMR) beat Ndejje University (Uganda) 3-0 (25-12, 25-19, 25-23)

Cameroon’s FAP pulled off a straight sets victory against Uganda’s Ndejje University 3-0 (25-12, 25-19, 25-23) in 72 minutes. FAP focused on blocking and spiking to control the match while using the weak reception of the Ugandan team to score points from the services. FAP finished in the seventh position, while Ndejje University became the first Ugandan team to finish among the top eight.

Ranking 9-10 Match advanced on Wednesday
Stef Auto (MAD) beat Water Sport (ETH) 3-2 (25-20. 21-25, 22-25, 25-21, 16-14)

Ranking 11-12 positions
Kutlwano (BOT) beat AS Tanda (CIV) 3-2 (24-26, 22-25, 25-23, 25-22, 15-13)

Kutlwano of Botswana fought for two hours and 13 minutes to clinch a victory over AS Tanda of Cote d'Ivoire during the game for eleventh and twelfth ranking. The Botswana team rebounded from two sets behind to win three successive sets, including the thrilling tiebreak to capture the eleventh position, leaving Tanda in twelfth position.

Ranking 13-14 positions
VBCD (MAD) beat Manga Sport (GAB) 3-0 (25-7, 25-18, 25-14)

VB Diamand Club of Madagascar entertained their spectators with a final win against Gabon’s Manga Sport 3-0 (25-7, 25-18, 25-14) in the thirteenth and fourteenth ranking match lasting 48 minutes. The home team controlled the entire match to clinch the thirteenth position, while Manga ended in fourteenth standing.

Final and Bronze Medal Programme on April 12
Final
18:00: Prisons (KEN) Vs GSP (ALG)

Bronze Medal match
16:00: Bejaia (ALG) Vs. Ahly (EGY)

Kenya Prisons became the Women's African club champions for a record of four successive times after proving too good for a young and talented GS Petroliers (Algeria), beating them in a ground breaking five-set encounter 3-2 (25-21, 20-25, 25-19, 20-25, 15-6) in front of 3500 spectators at Palais des Sport in Antananarivo, Madagascar on Friday.

Prisons booked their fourth consecutive FIVB Club World Championship ticket after 2010, 2011 and 2012. They will appear again in the elite event to be hosted in Switzerland October 8-13, 2013.

Prisons added to their titles won in 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012 with a final victory over Algerian side who, despite their obvious talent, had no answer to opponents playing at the top of their game.

Both Prisons and GSP finished the Women's African club championship with five victories and one defeat, which included a 3-2 (25-22, 25-27, 25-23, 28-30, 15-12) win by GSP over Prisons in the first round.

Earlier, Al Ahly (Egypt) finished off a superb campaign by beating MB Bejaia (Algeria) 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-21) for the bronze medal.

The towering Bracksides Khadambi (Prisons) was literally head and shoulders above the rest of the players, as she played a great role in whole competition and in the final specially winning eventually the MVP prize.

After the match the CAVB Vice- president Munir Ben Slimane accompanied by FMVB President Clarisse Bakoly Randrianialana, SOC Delegate Camilo Antao, Referee Delgate Emanuel Ngoloko, FMVB technical director Razafinjatovo Jean Honore honoured the winners with the trophy and gold medal.

Final

Prisons (KEN) beat GS Petroliers (ALG) 3-2 (25-21, 20-25, 25-19, 20-25, 15-6)

GSP started early using the spike service of Fatma Okazi and Zohra Ben Salim to lead 8-6 at the first TTO after a group of disciplined attacks. Prisons improved their blocking through Bracksides Khadambi and Diana Khisa to come nearer till they lead for the first time 15-14 before GSP fought hardly in defence to regain the lead 16-15 at second TTO. The set went point by point there after till 20-20 when Prisons used the service and defence mistakes done by the Algerian team as well as the sharp spikes from Everlyne Makuto to win 25-21.

The second set featured tough start through the big fight in defence from both teams but GSP emerged in their tight defence to lead 8-6 at the first TTO. Safia Boukhima and Zohra Bensalem used well the proper setting to send their razor sharp spikes to score the crucial points giving their team a wide lead 16-9 at second TTO. Prisons fought bravely to decrease the point deficit to 20-18. Again due to the frequent reception and digging mistakes GSP won the set 25-20.

Prisons regain their concentration in service and defence to lead in the second set 8-6 at the first TTO. Makuto and Khadambi penetrated the Algerian defence regularly to advance 16-11. Bensalem and Boukhima sent their spikes to allow their team a transient come back as they decreased the point deficit to 18-16. Prisons setter Jane Wacu conducted her team with the skillful setting to win the set 25-19.

The fourth set showed early advance for Prisons who led at the first TTO 8-6 until Algerian setter Fatma Oukazi started her job to conduct GSP with the aid of Boukhima and Bensalem to win the set 25-19 and extend the match to tiebreak.

The tiebreak showed early compatibility till 2-2 when the Algerian team committed several mistakes to allow the Kenyan for a wide lead till they won the tiebreak widely 15-6.

Bronze medal

Ahly (EGY) beat MB Bejaia (ALG) 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-21)

Al Ahly (Egypt) clinched the bronze medal following their straight sets victory against MB Bejaia (Algeria) in the third place match lasting 75 minutes.

Ahly started the first set aggressively as they put a pressure upon the Algerian team through the service and controlled the net through the centers Ingy Elshamy and Mona Adly. MB Bejaia improved the backline defence through the libero Nawal Masouri and thus Ahly led narrowly 8-7 at the first TTO. Ahly used the attacker Sherihan and Nahla Sameh to score a lot of points from position 4 to win the set 25-21.

The second set featured more dominance for Ahly team as they used the quick attacks in position 3 to deceive the opponent block. Bejaia coach fielded again the main setter Fella Rabahi who did well with the spiker Mame Ndiaye, so they decreased the point deficit to 18-16 before Ahly dominate the field to win the second set 25-19.

The third set started tighter as the Algerian team used their spike services to disturb Ahly team and they also used the attacks through the wings Fatma Djouadi from position 4 and Ladi from position 2 to lead for the first time 13-11 before Ahly re organized their block to lead 16-14 at the second TTO. Both teams struggled for each point till Ahly won the set 25-21 and the match 3-0.
a, Maria Perepelkina and Tatiana Kosheleva contributed 14, 13 and 10 points respectively. Sheilla Castro topped the scoring for Brazil with 26 points, while Natalia Pereira added 18 including five blocks. Jaqueline Carvalho chipped in with 16 tallies.

Individual Prizes:

• Best Setter: No 10 Fatma Oukazi (GSP- Algeria)
• Best Receiver: No 1 Sherihan Sameh (Ahly- Egypt)
• Best Libero: No 1 Salima Hamouche (GSP- Algeria)
• Best Attacker: No 2 Everlyne Makuto (Prisons- Kenya)
• Best Blocker: No 15 Bracksides Khadambi (Prisons- Kenya)
• Best Server: No 8 Zohra Ben Salem (GSP- Algeria)
• MVP: No 15 Bracksides Khadambi (Prisons- Kenya)