On Friday, the semifinals were played for the Women’s African Nations Championship in Yaounde, Cameroon. The winners of each semifinal match were also to book their tickets to the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship in Japan.
Kenya faced Egypt in the first semifinal. It was a tight match throughout, but the Kenyans defeated the Egyptians 3-0 to advance to the final and also pick up their spot for next year. Edith Wisah Mukuvulani led the Kenyans with 14 points, while Aya Eishamy led the Egyptians with 15 points.
In the other semifinal match Cameroon faced Senegal in front of boisterous crowd of 5,500. Cameroon did not let their fans down and swept Senegal 3-0, albeit the final set went extra points. Crescence Moma Bassoko led Cameroon with 20 points, Fatou Niana Diouck led Senegal with 18 points. For Cameroon the win gave them a chance for their first African Women’s Championship. They had finished second twice, in round-robin competitions in 1999 and 2013. Kenya would be looking for their fourth straight title and ninth overall.
The final was a competitive match in front of 7,000 people, and Kenya forced extra points in the third set to try and stay alive, but Cameroon swept the Kenyan 3-0 for their first African Women’s Title. Christelle Tchoudjang led Cameroon with 14 points, while Violet Mmochi Nakuto scored 12 for the Kenyans.
Results October 13th, 2017
5th Place Semifinals
Algeria 3-1 Nigeria (25–13, 25–11, 22–25, 25–20)
Tunisia 3-0 Botswana (25–16, 25–17, 25–14)
Semifinals
Kenya 3-0 Egypt (25–23, 25–22, 25–19)
Cameroon 3-0 Senegal (25–19, 25–20, 27–25)
Results October 14th, 2017
7th Place Match
Nigeria 3-0 Botswana (25–18, 25–23, 25–14)
5th Place Match
Tunisia 3-1 Algeria (25-13, 25-21, 23–25, 25–16)
3rd Place Match
Egypt 3-0 Senegal (25–20, 25–19, 25–23)
Championship Match
Cameroon 3-0 Kenya (25-22, 25-19, 29-27)
Final Standings
- Cameroon
- Kenya
- Egypt
- Senegal
- Tunisia
- Algeria
- Nigeria
- Botswana
- DR Congo
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