- Al Ahly 3-0 Nemostars | 25-11, 25-19, 25-14
Nemostars got off to a rough star at the 2018 African Club Championship in Cairo, Egypt.
The Ugandan League champions lost to hosts Al Ahly 3-0 (25-11, 25-19, 25-14) in a Pool A match played on Tuesday night at Ahly Hall.
African record champions Al Ahly got off to a flying start running through the first set 25-11 but the Ugandans regrouped to put up a fight in the second set.
Nemo were down 8-4 at the first technical timeout and gave up three consecutive points after the breather. However, they put on their longest run of the game with four unanswered points to trail 12-8 with a strong net defense.
Andrew Okapis’ charges trailed by six points at the second technical timeout, a margin they failed to close eventually losing the set 25-19.
The third set was dominated by the defending champions with Nemostars who are making their fourth appearance at the annual tournament committing a lot of unforced errors.
Nemo return to action on Wednesday morning (10am, EAT) hopping to bounce back against Red Stars from Lesotho.
