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All-Tunisian final highlight African Club Championship

Esperance defeated home side Al Ahly Tripoli to qualify for the final

Tripoli, Libya, April 25, 2013- Tunisian rivals Sfax and Esperance will play for gold at Men’s African Club Championship and a ticket to the FIVB Club World Championships, after both sides qualified for the final in the semis held Thursday.

During the semi finals, five time champions Sfax overwhelmed Prisons Kenya 3-0 (25-21, 25-13, 25-15), and Esperance crushed home side Al Ahly Tripoli at Sports Gym Hall One.

The Tunisian compatriots meet Saturday, where the winner earns FIVB World Championship ticket.

Playoff for positions five through eight include: Ahly Benghazi (LBA), FAP, Autoridade Tributaria (MOZ) and Swahili (LBA) respectively.

Semifinals Position 1-4

Sfax (TUN) beat Prisons (KEN) 3-0 (25-21, 25-13, 25-15)

Sfaxien did not find any trouble stopping Prison, which came into the game with ambitions of a second final appearance.

Esperance (Tunisia) beat Al Ahly Tripoli (Libya) 3-1 (25-17, 23-25, 25-15, 25-14)

Three time champions Esperance hammered the home team Al Ahly Tripoli 3-1 (25-17, 23-25, 25-15, 25-14) to qualify for the final.

Play off 5-8

Al Ahly Benghazi (LBA) beat Autoridade Tributaria (MOZ) 3-1 (25-14, 27-25, 20-25, 25-20)

Al Ahly Benghazi had an easy match against Autoridade Tributaria, However, the youth side from Mozambique was applauded for giving the home side a tough time.

FAP (CMR) beat Swahili (LBA) 3-1(19-25, 25-23, 25-23, 28-26)

FAP, the 2005 finalist, did not have mercy home team Swahili, as they swept them after giving up the first set.

Playoff position 13-16

Muzinga (Burundi) beat AUC (CIV) 3-0(25-16, 25-20, and 25-16)

Muzinga achieved its second win of the tournament against AUC, giving them hope for finishing in a decent position. The loss was AUC’s fifth straight defeat of the tournament.

DGSP (CGO) beat Muger Cement (ETH) 3-0 (25-17, 25-22, 25-9)

DGSP played their best game of the tournament against Muger Cement, with strong reception and attacks, troubling the Ethiopians throughout the game.

Playoff position 9-12

Delta Spikers (NGR) beat Alnahda (SUD) 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-16)

Delta’s Spikers appearance on court made them winners even before the game started, giving them their second straight win in two days.

Bourj Bouaririj (ALG) beat Nemostars (UGA) 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-16)

Disappointed about missing out on the quarter final, Bourj Bouaririj played a fun match, taking over Nemostars.

Program on Friday April 26 Ranking 9-16

AUC (CIV) vs DGSP (CGO)

(Burundi) vs Muger Cement (ETH)

Nahda (SUD) vs Nemostars (UGA)

Delta Spikers (NGR) vs Bourj Bouaririj (ALG)

Program on Saturday April 27 Ranking 1-8

Positions 7 & 8: Autoridade Tributaria (MOZ) vs Swahili (LBA)

Positions 5 & 6: Al Ahly Benghazi (LBA) vs FAP (CMR)

Bronze medal match: Prisons (KEN) vs Al Ahly Tarablus (LBA)

Gold medal match: Sfaxien (TUN) vs Esperance (TUN)

Semifinal Results

No	Date	Teams	Set	Result per set (points)					Total Points	Time	Audience
No	Date	Teams	Set	1	2	3	4	5	Total Points	Time	Audience
38	25-Apr	TRI-ESP	1-3	17-25	25-23	15-25	14-25		71-98
39	25-Apr	PRI-CSS	0-3	21-25	13-25	15-25			49-75

No	Date	Teams	Set	Result per set (points)					Total Points	Time	Audience
No	Date	Teams	Set	1	2	3	4	5	Total Points	Time	Audience
40	25-Apr	MOZ-BEN	1-3	14-25	25-27	25-20	20-25		84-97
41	25-Apr	FAB-ALS	3-1	19-25	25-23	25-23	28-26		97-97

No	Date	Teams	Set	Result per set (points)					Total Points	Time	Audience
No	Date	Teams	Set	1	2	3	4	5	Total Points	Time	Audience
42	25-Apr	NHD-NGR	0-3	22-25	22-25	16-25			60-75	1:10	100
43	25-Apr	NMO-BBA	0-3	19-25	21-25	16-25			56-75	1:05	150

No	Date	Teams	Set	Result per set (points)					Total Points	Time	Audience
No	Date	Teams	Set	1	2	3	4	5	Total Points	Time	Audience
44	25-Apr	AUC-MZG	0-3	16-25	20-25	22-25			58-75	1:05	100
45	25-Apr	CGO-ETH	3-0	25-17	25-17	25-9			75-43	1:08	120

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