2013 CAVB African Club Championship - Libya

African Club Championship - Libya (19-27 /04/2013)

17 clubs compete for a World Club Championship ticket

The drawing of lots for the 2013 men's African club championship was held in Tripoli, Libya on Thursday where the 17 participating teams were divided into 4 preliminary pools.

The drawing of lots was attended by CAVB President Dr Amr Elwani and CAVB first vice president Mory Kieta, CAVB Referee Commission President Hassan Ahmed, SOC delegates Okba Gougam and Morkinyo and CAVB Executive Director Howyda Mondy.

Teams ranked first and second in the pool will be promoted to the quarterfinal.

Pool Composition

Pool A: Ahly Tripoli (LIB)- Nahda (SUD)- FAP (CMR)- DGSP (CGO)

Pool B: Bourj Bou Aririj (ALG)- Sfax (TUN)- Ahly Beni Ghazi (LIB)-Dim Hamad (SUD)-Muzinga (BUR)

Pool C: Esperance (TUN)- Cement (ETH)- Delta Spikers (Nigeria)-Swehli (LIB)

Pool D: Prisons (KEN)-Nemo Stars (UGA)- AUC (CIV)-Autoridade (MOZ)

Quote from Bartek

Will be new Champion, Egypt doesn't participate.

Yes, Zamalek of Egypt (Champion 2012) and ESS of Tunisia (Runner-up) won't particpate because of financial problems

19 april

Pool A:
Ahly Tripoli 3-0 Nahdha Sudan (25-16 ; 25-14 ; 25-18)

Pool B:
CS Sfax Tunisia 3-0 Muzinga Burundi (25-13 ; 25-14 ; 25-09)
CBBA Algeria 3-0 Dim Hamad Sudan (25-16 ; 25-17 ; 25-14)

Pool C:
Delta Spikers Nigeria 3-1 Muger Cement Ethiopia (23-25 ; 25-23 ; 25-18 ; 25-21)

Pool D:
Prisons Kenya 3-1 Nemostars Uganda (25-19 ; 25-17 ; 30-32 ; 25-20)

Team Roster - CBBA Algeria

Khaled Kessai
Hassen Rbah
Massinissa Azem
Hassissan Rafik
Ahmed Kadhi
Renato Da Silva
Rafik Joudi
Massoud Mkarta
Karim Ait Issa
Bilel Soualem
Youssef Zrougui

Coach: Riadh Hedhili

20 april

POOL A:
FAP Cameroun 3-0 DGSB Congo (25-20; 25-21; 25-20)

POOL B:
CBBA Algeria 3-0 Muzinga Burundi (25-14; 25-13; 25-23)
Ahly Benghazi 3-0 Dim Hamad Sudan (25-15; 25-21; 25-22)

POOL C:
Esperance Tunis 3-0 Swehly Libya (25-22; 26-24; 25-18)

POOL D:
Autoridade Mozambique 3-1 AUC Ivory Coast (25-21; 25-20; 22-25; 25-19)

Team Roster - Swehly Libya

1 Mohamed Toumi
9 Majdi Abdou
4 Omar Badi
17 Imed Muftah Shnina
3 Milev Atanas
18 Hosni Karamosly
8 Adnan Boualaya
13 Mahmoud Al Ashlam
2 Ali Hmid
.Mustafa Ahmed
.Ibrahim Abid
.Hichem Mghame

Coach: Moro Branislav

Team Roster - Esperance Tunis

8 Elyes Karamosly
13 Malek Chekir
16 (L) Saddem H'missi
1 Saleh Fathi
14 Aymen Karoui
10 Hichem Kaabi
11 Walid Ben Cheikh
12 Mehdi Ben Cheikh
17 Mehdi Gara
2 Mahdi Hammami
6 Skander Ben Tara
3 Wassim Ben Tara

Coach: Foued Kammoun

Team Roster - Ahly Tripoli Libya

1L Hssine Dahan (17-08-1990)
2 Ali Jnifa (31-01-1989)
3 Chokri Jouini (25-04-1989)
6 Foued Maaroug (12-02-1983)
7 Abderrahman Bouzriba (15-12-1994)
8 Mohamed Ali Toumi (14-09-1977)
9 Maikel BASTIDA (01-03-1983)
10L Youssef Barka(08-09-1979)
11 Adnan Mohamed (06-11-1990)
14 Imad Musbah Mabrouk (1987)
17 Abdessalam Berrous (26-09-1990)
18 Rawed Rjab Rouiha (07-11-1989)

Team Roster - CS Sfax Tunisia

2 Mohamed Trabelsi
3 Mohamed Slim Chkili
4 Bilel Ben Hassine
5 Samir Sellami
7 Mohamed Arbi Ben Abdallah
8 Niaz Sallem
9 Noureddine Hfaiedh
11 Ismail Moalla
12 (L) Anouer Taouerghi
13 Saša Gadnik
16 Hakim Zouari
17 Rami Bennour

Coach: Viktor Karagiozov

21 april

POOL A:
Ahly Tripoli 3-0 DGSB Congo (25-16; 25-23; 25-19)
FAP Cameroun 3-0 Nahdha Sudan (25-20; 25-13; 25-14)

POOL B:
Muzinga Burundi 3-1 Dim Hamad Sudan (25-20; 19-25; 27-25; 25-18)
CS Sfax Tunisia 3-0 Ahly Benghazi (25-19; 25-20; 25-13)

POOL C:
Esperance Tunis 3-0 Delta Spikers Nigeria (25-14; 25-15; 25-16)
Swehly Libya 3-0 Cement Ethiopia (25-13; 25-13; 25-09)

POOL D:
Prisons Kenya 3-0 Autoridade Mozambique (25-16; 25-20; 25-14)
AUC Ivory Coast 2-3 Nemostars Uganda (13-25; 27-25; 24-26; 26-24; 8-15)

22 april

POOL A:
DGSB Congo 2-3 Nahdha Sudan (25-21; 25-23; 22-25; 24-26; 10-15)

POOL B:
CS Sfax Tunisia 3-0 Dim Hamad Sudan (25-16; 25-13; 25-14)
CBBA Algeria 1-3 Ahly Benghazi (25-27; 15-25; 25-19; 17-25)

POOL C:
Swehly Libya 3-1 Delta Spikers Nigeria (22-25; 25-15; 25-22; 25-16)

POOL D:
Nemostars Uganda 1-3 Autoridade Mozambique (21-25; 25-20; 18-25; 18-25)

23 april

POOL A:
Ahly Tripoli 3-2 FAP Cameroun (25-21; 19-25; 20-25; 25-20; 15-12)

POOL B:
CS Sfax Tunisia 3-0 CABB Algeria (25-22; 25-17; 25-20)
Ahly Benghazi 3-0 Muzinga Burundi (25-17; 25-15; 25-14)

POOL C:
Esperance Tunis 3-0 Muger Cement Ethiopia (25-14; 25-14; 25-12)

POOL D:
Prisons Kenya 3-0 AUC Ivory Coast (25-18; 26-24; 25-15)

Quarter final.. 24-04:

Ahly Tripoli - Autoridade Mozambique
FAP Cameroun - Prisons Kenya
CS Sfax - Swehly Libya
ES Tunis - Ahly Benghazi

CABB of Algeria finished 3rd in 2012. This year they will play for places 9~16 !

QF:
FAP Cameroon 0-3 Prisons Kenya
CS Sfax Tunisia 3-0 Swehly Libya (25-14 . 30-28 . 25-18)
Ahly Tripoli 3-0 Autoridade Mozambique (25-18 . 25-18 . 25-15)
Esperance Tunis 3-0 Ahly Benghazi (25-18 . 25-21 . 26-24)

SF:
CS Sfax Tunisia - Prisons Kenya
Ahly Tripoli - Esperance Tunis

Sfax, Esperance, Ahli Tripoli and Prisons through to semifnal

Tripoli, Libya, April 25, 2013- Five time winner of the Men’s Club Championship Sfax and Esperance (both from Tunisia) are still the team to beat as 2013 Men's African Club Championship entered its semifinal stage. Prisons (KEN) and home side Al Ahly Tripoli completed the semifinal line up after the quarterfinal round on Wednesday.

Sfaxien (TUN) defeated Swahili (LBA) 3-0 (25-14, 30-28, 25-18) and will be playing 2011 losing finalist Prisons (KEN) who also beat FAP (CAM) 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 28-26)

Al Ahly Tripoli who defeated Autoridade Tributaria (MOZ) 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-15) will play Esperance who took over Ahly Benighazi (LIB) 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 26-24) in the other semifinal.

Quarterfinal 1-8 Positions:

Al Ahly Tripoli (LBA) beat Autoridade Tributaria (MOZ) 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-15)

In a full to capacity hall two of the February 17 Sports Gym Al Ahly Tripoli (LBA) did not find any difficulty in dismantling Autoridade Tributaria (MOZ) 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-15). Al Ahly used their experience to defeat the youthful side

Prisons (KEN) v FAP (CAM) 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 28-26)

Kenya prisons will be playing in their second semifinal in a space of three year after trouncing 2005 finalist FAP 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 28-26). Prisons made FAP’s live miserable with their consistent attacks, which forced the Cameroonians into unforced errors.

Sfaxien (TUN) v Swahili (LBA) 3-0 (25-14, 30-28, 25-18)

Five time winners Sfax found life easy against home side Swahili with a 3-0 (25-14, 30-28, 25-18). Sfaxien used their experience especially on the frontcourt to frustrate the home side. Swahili tried to give it a fight in the second set when they forced it all the way to duce but later lost it 30-28.

Esperance (TUN) v Al Ahly Benghazi (LBA) 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 26-24)

Despite playing in front of a home crowd, Al Ahly Benghazi (LBA) lost to Esperance (TUN) 3-0(25-18, 25-21, 26-24) in a thrilling quarter final that saw both teams go neck to neck.

9-16 Positions

Alnahda (SUD) beat AUC (CIV) 3-1(25-20, 16-25, 25-9, 25-21)

Nemo Stars (UGA) beat DGSP (CGO) 3-2 (21-25, 25-20, 25-13, 20-25, 15-9)

Bourj Bouaririj (ALG) beat Muger Cement (ETH) 3-0 (25-19, 25-11, 25-13)

Delta Spikers (NGR) beat Muzinga (Burundi) 3-2 (16-25, 27-25, 22-25, 25-20, 15-12)

In the playoff for positions 9-16, Bourj Bouaririj (ALG), Delta Spikers (NGR), Nemo Stars (UGA) and Alnahda (SUD) all won their matches against Muger Cement (ETH) Muzinga (Burundi, DGSP (CGO) and AUC (CIV) to and will be playing for positions 9-12, while the losers will play for positions 13-16.

Semifinal program on Thursday April 25

Playoff position 13-16

AUC (CIV) v Muzinga (Burundi)

DGSP (CGO) v Muger Cement (ETH)

Playoff position 9-12

Nahda (SUD) v Delta Spikers (NGR)

Nemo Stars (UGA) v Bourj Bouaririj (ALG)

Play off 5-8

Autoridade Tributaria (MOZ) X Ahly Benghazi (LBA)

FAP (CMR) X Swahili (LBA)

Semifinals Position 1-4

Prisons (KEN) v Sfaxien (TUN)

Al Ahly Tarablus (LBA) v Esperance (TUN)

Semi-final:
CS Sfax Tunisia 3-0 Prisons Kenya (25-21; 25-13; 25-15)
Ahly Tripoli 1-3 Esperance Tunis (17-25; 25-23; 15-25; 14-25)

Final - Sat 27 april