Day 2 review
2015 All Africa Games- Men Day 2
Algeria overcome Rwanda in epic 5 setter at Men's AAG
Brazzaville, Congo, September 3, 2015- Algeria escaped early Rwandan dominance to win a thrilling tiebreaker 3-2 (27-29, 25-17, 25-19, 24-26, 15-10) in Day 2 of All Africa Games Men's tournament held at Henry Elende Hall in Brazzaville, Congo on Thursday.
Algeria earned their first win in Pool B of the competition, while Nigeria outclassed Botswana 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-15) in Pool A. Gambia reported no show in Pool A, so they are considered disqualified in Pool A.
Egypt and Nigeria led Pool A with 3 points from 1-0 record followed by Botswana and Mozambique 0-1.
Cameroon led Pool B with a win 3-0 against Ghana in their first day gaining 3 points ahead of Algeria and Cape Verde 2 points from 1-0, then Seychelles and Rwanda 1 point followed by Ghana 0.
Men's competition
Nigeria v Botswana 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-15)
Nigeria beat Botswana 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-15) in Pool A during 70 minutes. Mattew Ejeh led the Nigerian scorers with 11 points, while Kabo Moetse was the best scorer in the loser side with 10 points. With a dominance in both serving and blocking activity, Nigeria dominated the match using also the experience of their veteran players like Emmanuel Jatto.
Algeria v Rwanda 3-2 (27-29, 25-17, 25-19, 24-26, 15-10)
Algeria fought 123 minutes to overcome Rwanda 3-2 (27-29, 25-17, 25-19, 24-26, 15-10) in grueling 5 set match showing a lot of thrills. After Rwanda led in the first set narrowly, Algeria came back to win the second and third sets and missed the match point at the fourth set, before Rwanda recovered to win the set narrowly 26-24. Algeria used their tight blockers in the tiebreak to settle the victory. Christophe Mukunzi led the Rwandan and match scorers with 23 points, while Ould Cherchali led the winners woith 16 points including 3 stuff blocks.
All Africa Games Men's best Performances
Top Scorer by Day
Day 1: 25- Valdir Reis of Cape verde v Seychelles on September 2
Day 2: 23- Christophe Mukunzi of Rwanda v Algeria on September 3
Top Scoring Performances
25- Valdir Reis of Cape verde v Seychelles on September 2
23- Christophe Mukunzi of Rwanda v Algeria on September 3
19- Ould Charchali of Algeria v Rwanda on September 3
15- Rodney Kong of Seychelles v Cape Verde on September 2
Top Individual Serving Performances
2- Steven Cruz of Cape Verde v Seychelles on September 2
Top Team Serving Performances
5- Algeria v Rwanda on September 3
5- Nigeria v Botswana on September 3
4- Cameroon v Ghana on September 2
4- Cape Verde v Seychelles on September 2
Top Individual Blocking Performances
5- Jordan Agbevanu of Ghana v Cameroon on September 2
4- Valdir Reis of Cape verde v Seychelles on September 2
Top Team Blocking Performances
16- Cape Verde v Seychelles on September 2
11- Algeria v Rwanda on September 3
10- Ghana v Cameroon on September 2
Highest Scoring Sets
Day 1: 25-23 Cape Verde v Seychelles (4th Set) on September 2
Day 2: 29-27 Rwanda v Algeria (1st set) on September 3
Highest Scoring Matches
Day 1 Cape Verde v Seychelles 3-2 (25-21, 22-25, 18-25, 25-23, 15-12) - 211 points
Day 2 Algeria v Rwanda 3-2 (27-29, 25-17, 25-19, 24-26, 15-10) - 217 points
Women's Competition
2015 All Africa Games- Women Day 2
Seychelles upset giants Senegal at Women's AAG
Brazzaville, Congo, September 3, 2015- A thrilling victory for the new comers Seychelles against giants and African semifinalists Senegal 3-2 (25-17, 25-19, 23-25, 22-25, 18-16) highlighted the action in Day 2 of Women's competition of All Africa Games at Henry Elende Hall in Brazzaville, Congo on Thursday.
The winners played a great game all through and showed fantastic action in Pool A of the competition. Egypt hardly overcame the shining Botswana team 3-0 (32-30, 25-18, 25-19), while 2015 African Nations bronze medallists Cameroon topped Cape Verde 3-0 (25-18, 25-11, 25-12).
Ghana and Egypt led Pool A with 3 points from 1-0 record, followed by Seychelles 2 points (1-0) and Senegal 1 point and Botswana and Congo 0.
Cameroon, Nigeria and Kenya led Pool B with 3 points ahead of Algeria, Mozambique and Cape Verde 0.
Seychelles v Senegal 3-2 (25-17, 25-19, 23-25, 22-25, 18-16)
Seychelles surprised African Nations semifinalists Senegal with a thrilling 3-2 (25-17, 25-19, 23-25, 22-25, 18-16) in Pool A in a match lasting 2 hours. After Seychelles led 2-0 with a lot of emerging show, Senegal came back using their experienced players to draw 2-2 before the exciting tiebreaker where Seychelles came through their experienced attacker Marielle Bonne who came as the match scorer with 29 points figuring the competition best scoring performance so far. Jerina Bonne followed her with 15 points. Experienced Senegalese attacker Sow Binetou topped the losers with 27 points followed by Mareme Diagne 11. Seychelles showed a fantastic 12/9 dominance in ace services for the winners beside 7 stuff blocks.
Egypt v Botswana 3-0 (32-30, 25-18, 25-19)
Egypt fought for 83 minutes to overcome the resurgent Botswana team in Pool A. Botswana made a great pressure upon the experienced Egyptian players in the first set and made a great leap 13-4 to put their team in a good situation before Egypt's opposite spiker Aya Elshami led the Egyptian to hardly win the set 32-30 after Botswana missed 5 set points. Egypt then went through the second and third set to win the match in straight sets.
Elshami led the winner's scorers with 14 points, while promising attacker Tracy Chaba led the losers and match scorers with 17.
Cameroon v Cape Verde 3-0 (25-18, 25-11, 25-12)
Cameroon women overcame the sluggish start to upset Cape Verde 3-0 (25-18, 25-11, 25-12) in 67 minutes. The winner controlled the match through their better blocks and services to lead 9/5 and 6/3 in both factors respectively.
Stephanie Fotso led the winners with 8 points, while Bratriz Santos led the losers and match scorers with 10 points.
All Africa Games Women's best Performances
Top Scorer by Day
Day 1: 17- Leonida Kassya of Kenya v Algeria on September 2
Day 2: 29- Marielle Bonne of Seychelles v Senegal on September 3
Top Scoring Performances
29- Marielle Bonne of Seychelles v Senegal on September 3
27- Sow Binetou of Senegal v Seychelles on September 3
17- Tracy Chaba of Botswana v Egypt on September 3
17- Leonida Kassya of Kenya v Algeria on September 2
17- Barilia Marilia of Mozambique v Nigeria on Septeber 2
17- Mercy Promise of Nigeria v Mozambique on Septeber 2
Top Individual Serving Performances
6- Marelle Bonne of Seychelles v Senegal on September 3
4- Safia Boukhima of Algeria v Kenya on September 2
4- Ibaimo Assiat of Mozambique v Nigeria on September 2
Top Team Serving Performances
12- Seychelles v Senegal on September 3
9- Senegal v Seychelles on September 3
6- Algeria v Kenya on September 2
6- Mozambique v Nigeria on September 2
Top Individual Blocking Performances
6- Stephanie Fotso of Cameroon v Cape Verde on September 3
5- Sokhna Gueye of Senegal v Seychelles on September 3
5- Joan Chelegat of Kenya v Algeria on September 2
Top Team Blocking Performances
18- Kenya v Algeria on September 2
14- Senegal v Seychelles on September 3
Highest Scoring Sets
Day 1: 25-23 Algeria v Kenya (1st Set) on September 2
Day 2: 32-30 Egypt v Botswana (1st set) on September 3
Highest Scoring Matches
Day 1 Kenya v Algeria 3-1 (23-25, 25-19, 25-15, 25-23) - 180 points
Day 2 Seychelles v Senegal 3-2 (25-17, 25-19, 23-25, 22-25, 18-16) - 215 points