Nairobi, Kenya, April 5, 2011 – The Kenyan duo of Pipeline and Prisons booked their places in the semifinals of the 2011 Women’s African Club Championship in Nairobi on Tuesday as Egypt's Ahly and Cameroon’s Injs also came through their quarterfinal bouts.
Ahly will now take on Prisons while Pipeline face Injs for a place in the final. The winners of the tournament will move on to the FIVB Women's Club World Championship later this year.
Defending champions Prisons cruised past dark horses Water Sport in straight sets (25-11, 25-17, 25-17) as they qualified for the final four for the third time in their short history. Prisons utilised to good effect the skill of setter Jane Wacu and their excellent block as they blunted the Ethiopian team's strong attack.
Water Sport improved their block and back-line defence as the game went on and although they could not stop Prisons' progress, they could yet improve on their best finish of seventh two years ago.
Prisons' victory followed the success of seven-time champions Pipeline, who defeated Authority of Rwanda 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-15) in the day's opening contest. Pipeline's performance included eye-catching individual displays from the likes of attacker Asha Makuto and opposite Lucy Chege as well as centers Emily Chemutai and Christine Siwa, as they overwhelmed their opponents with a fast rhythm and strong attacks from the wings. Pipeline can now look forward to a ninth consecutive semifinal while Authority will play in the 5-8 semifinals.
Ahly, who have six titles to their name, overpowered Algeria's Bejaia 3-0 (25-12, 25-14, 27-25) in the third match of the day. Ahly centers Hagar Badr and Mona Badawy were in dominant form from the off and although Bajaia improved – not least in reception – the Egyptian side came out on top.
Injs overcame a shaky start to see off the challenge of Nigeria's Jos South in the last quarterfinal, winning 3-1 (25-22, 25-18, 21-25, 25-18). Jos South started the better in the first set but despite their aggressive attacking game, eventually let Injs take the set.
Injs' attack took charge in the second set before the Nigerians' spike service and improved block helped them narrow the deficit at 2-1. However, with mistakes creeping back into their opponents' game, Injs regained control to take the fourth set and the match.
Meanwhile, St Denis of Reunion, Naceria of Algeria and KCB of Kenya won their matches in the play-offs for positions 9-16.
Naceria beat Botswana's Kutlwano 3-1 (25-18, 25-14, 20-25, 25-18), KC Bank defeated Jeshi Stars of Tanzania 3-0 (25-14, 25-13, 25-21) and St Denis overcame Burundi's Les As 3-0 (25-9, 25-14, 25-11). The winners – joined by Efoulan, who got a bye – will now play in the 9-12 category while the losers contest the 13-15 bracket.
Quarterfinal results
1-8 positions
Pipeline (KEN) v 2nd D Revenue Auth (RWA) 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-15)
Ahly (EGY) v Bejaia (ALG) 3-0 (25-12, 25-14, 27-25)
Prisons (KEN) v Water Sport (ETH) 3-0 (25-11, 25-17, 25-17)
Injs (CMR) v Jos South (NGR) 3-1 (25-22, 25-18, 21-25, 25-18)
9-16 positions
St Denis (REU) v Les As (BUR) 3-0 (25-9, 25-14, 25-11)
Efoulan (CMR) v 4thA (Bye) Efoulan Qualified
Naceria (ALG) v Kutlwano (BOT) 3-1 (25-18, 25-14, 20-25, 25-18)
KCB (KEN) v Jeshi Stars (TAN) 3-0 (25-14, 25-13, 25-21)
Semifinal programme
Semifinal 1-4 positions
Pipeline (KEN) v Injs (CMR)
Ahly (EGY) v Prisons (KEN)
Play-off 5-8
Revenue Auth (RWA) v Jos South (NGR)
Bejaia (ALG) v Water Sport (ETH)
Play-off 9-12
ST Denis (REU) v KCB (KEN)
Efoulan (CMR) v Naceria (ALG)
Play-off 13-16
LES AS (BUR) v Jeshi Stars (TAN)
Kutlwano (BOT) v Bye
Results and ranking
Quarterfinal 1-8
No Date Teams Set Result per set (points) Total
Points Time Audience
1 2 3 4 5
22 5April Pipeline-RRA 3-0 25-21 25-20 25-15 75-56 600
23 5April Bejaia-Ahly 0-3 12-25 14-25 25-27 51-77 500
24 5April Prisons-WaterSport 25-11 25-17 25-17 75- 45 550
25 5April Injs-Jos South 3-1 25-22 25-18 21-25 25-18 96-83 300
Play off 9-16
No Date Teams Set Result per set (points) Total
Points Time Audience
1 2 3 4 5
26 5April Les AS-St. Denis 0-3 9-25 14-25 11-25 34-75 300
27 5April Efoulan- 4th A -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 5April Kutlwano-Naceria 1-3 18-25 14-25 25-20 18-25 75-95 300
29 5April KCB-Jeshi 3-0 25-14 25-13 25-21 75-48 400
Pool A Results
No Date Teams Set Result per set (points) Total
Points Time Audience
1 2 3 4 5
5 1 Apr Pipeline-Les As 3-0 25-15 25-12 25-9 75-36 0:46 500
14 2 Apr Ahly-Pipeline 1-3 21-25 23-25 25-18 21-25 90-93 1:50 600
18 3 Apr Ahly-Les As 3-0 5-25 9-25 7-25 21-75 0.52 200
Pool B Results
No Date Teams Set Result per set (points) Total
Points Time Audience
1 2 3 4 5
1 1 Apr JSR- Prison 1-3 19-25 25-20 12-25 16-25 72-95 1:24 300
3 1 Apr Kutlwano-Jeshi 3-0 25-15 25-17 25-14 75-46 0:55 200
10 2 Apr Prison-Jeshi 3-0 25-12 25-9 25-9 75-30 0:48 500
11 2 Apr JSR-Kutlwano 3-1 17-25 25-20 25-8 25-22 92-75 1:33 400
16 3 Apr Jeshi -JSR 0-3 10-25 18-25 13-25 41-75 55 300
20 3 Apr Kutlwano-Prisons 0-3 12-25 13-25 18-25 43-75 59 500
Pool C Results
No Date Teams Set Result per set (points) Total
Points Time Audience
1 2 3 4 5
2 1 Apr Water-Naceria 3-2 19-25 25-22 19-25 25-11 15-7 103-90 1:49 300
4 1 Apr NJIS-KCB 3-1 25-18 23-25 26-24 25-17 99-84 1:45 500
9 2 Apr Water-NJIS 0-3 23-25 19-25 23-25 65-75 1:22 500
12 2 Apr Naceria-KCB 1-3 20-25 25-23 17-25 15-25 77-98 1:33 600
19 3 Apr NJIS-Naceria 3-2 27-29 25-20 28-26 15-25 15-13 110-113 2.08 650
21 3 Apr KCB-Water 1-3 25-11 21-25 20-25 17-25 83-86 1.34
Pool D Results
No Date Teams Set Result per set (points) Total
Points Time Audience
1 2 3 4 5
6 1 Apr Revenue-Efoulan 3-2 21-25 25-22 16-25 25-20 15-12 92-94 2:08 300
7 1 Apr Bejaia-ST.Denis 1-3 26-28 25-14 20-25 20-25 92-91 1:46 300
8 2 Apr Revenue-Bejaia 1-3 24-26 25-21 18-25 9-25 76-96 1:45 400
13 2 Apr Efoulan-ST.Denis 3-2 25-21 20-25 25-19 22-25 15-9 107-99 1:58 400
15 3 Apr St.Denis-Revenue 2-3 25-22 25-19 19-25 23-25 4-25 96-106 2:09 350
17 3 Apr Bejaia-Efoulan 3-1 27-25 29-27 15-25 25-18 96-95 1.51 400
Ranking A
Rk Code Country Points Matches Points Sets
Won Lost Won Lost Ratio Won Lost Ratio
1 KPC KEN 4 2 168 136 1.24 6 1 6
2 AHL EGY 3 1 1 165 114 1.45 4 3 1.33
3 L.AS BUR 2 2 57 150 0.38 6 Min
Ranking B
Rk Code Country Points Matches Points Sets
Won Lost Won Lost Ratio Won Lost Ratio
1 PRI KEN 6 3 245 145 1.69 9 1 9
2 JSR NGR 5 2 1 239 212 1.13 7 4 1.75
3 KUT BOT 4 1 2 193 213 0.91 4 6 0.67
4 JS TAN 3 3 118 225 0.52 9 Min
Ranking C
Rk Code Country Points Matches Points Sets
Won Lost Won Lost Ratio Won Lost Ratio
1 NJIS CMR 6 3 284 262 1.08 9 3 3
2 WSA ETH 5 2 1 254 248 1.02 6 6 1
3 KCB KEN 4 1 2 265 262 1.01 5 7 0.71
4 NCB ALG 3 3 280 311 0.90 5 9 0.56
Ranking D
Rk Code Country Points Matches Points Sets
Won Lost Won Lost Ratio Won Lost Ratio
1 BEJ ALG 5 2 1 284 262 1.08 7 5 1.4
4 RRA RWA 5 2 1 284 297 0.96 7 7 1
2 EFO CMR 4 1 2 306 297 1.03 6 8 0.75
3 SDO RUN 4 1 2 286 304 0.94 7 7 1