Last year in Antananarivo Madagascar for the Africa Women Volleyball Championship, Ndejje Elites defeated Manga Sports 3-0 27-25, 25-12, 25-14) in their last group game to secure a quarterfinal ticket. They had defeated As Les 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-10) in their opening fixture and lost 3-0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-16) to Kenya Pipeline in their second.
In Carthage Tunisia, Ndejje played Manga Sport first and won 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-16) with ease before losing to Sfaxien 3-1 Ndejje (26-24, 25-13, 21-25, 25-18). On Monday Ndejje play GS Petroliers from Algeria with a ticket to the last eight in mind, the same side that defeated them 3-0 (25-13, 25-15, 25-20) at the quarter final stage last year.
“We faltered in our game against Sfaxien, and that has put us in a tight spot,” said Ndejje coach Johnson Kawenyera. “But we are going to fight GS Petroliers who have already qualified for the quarters but will want that 100% record to go with. We want this game more than them,” Kawenyera added.
Another Ugandan side Nkumba failed to make the last eight after losing to straight games. Nkumba lost to hosts Carthage 3-0 (25-12, 25-13, 25-10) and Injis 3-0 (25-16, 25-14, 25-15) in the preliminaries. Hosts Carthage, defending champions Kenya Prison and record holders Kenya Pipeline, Egyptian favorites Shams Cameroonian outfits FAP and Injis have all made it to the last eight.
