Egypt secure a crucial victory over Cameroon at Women's World Championship qualifier
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Egypt achieved their second victory at the Women's World Championship qualifier in Algeria |
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Algiers,
Algeria, February 24, 2014 - Hosts Algeria started their campaign with a
straight sets win over Nigeria at the 2014 Women's World Championship
qualifier Africa Pool T held at Harcha Hacène Hall in Algiers on Monday, while favourites Egypt fought for more than two
hours to beat Cameroon in a five set thriller.
Led by
experienced stars Fatima Okazi and Lydia Olumou, Algeria overcame Nigeria 3-0
(25-13, 25-16, 25-13) in 72 minutes. Opposite spiker Olumou led her team
scorers with 14 points, while Nigeria's Esther Dusu led her team scorers with
only eight points.
Algeria
started their way with a 1:0 win:loss record, while Nigeria dropped to 0:1
Egypt
needed 132 minutes to overcome fighting Cameroon in an epic tiebreaker 3-2 (25-18,
26-28, 25-19, 22-25, 18-16). Right attacker Aya Elshami led the Egyptian
scorers with 21 points while Cameroon's Eba'a Mbala led her team with 20
points.
Egypt led
the competition with a 2:0 win:loss ratio, while Cameroon dropped to 1:1.
The winner
of the six nation tournament will earn a ticket to the FIVB Volleyball Women's
World Championship Italy 2014, which will take place from September 23 to October 12.
Results
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No
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Date
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Teams
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Set
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Result per set (points)
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Total
Points
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Time
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Audience
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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1
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23-Feb
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BOT-EGY
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0-3
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21-25
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11-25
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17-25
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49-75
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2:21
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150
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2
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23-Feb
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CMR-COD
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3-0
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25-14
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25-9
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25-14
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75-37
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1:12
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300
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4
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24-Feb
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EGY-CMR
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3-2
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25-18
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26-28
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25-19
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22-25
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18-16
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116-106
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2:24
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450
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6
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24-Feb
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NGR-ALG
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0-3
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13-25
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16-25
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13-25
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42-75
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1:18
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1050
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Standings
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Rk
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Code
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Team
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Points
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Matches
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Results
Details
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Sets
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Points
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Played
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Won
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Lost
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3-0
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3-1
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3-2
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2-3
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1-3
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0-3
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Won
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Lost
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Ratio
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Won
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Lost
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Ratio
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1
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EGY
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EGYPT
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5
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2
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2
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1
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1
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6
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2
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3,000
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191
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155
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1,232
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2
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CMR
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CAMEROON
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4
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2
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1
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1
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1
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1
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5
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3
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1,667
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181
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153
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1,183
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3
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ALG
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ALGERIA
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3
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1
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1
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1
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3
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MAX
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75
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42
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1,786
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4
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BOT
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BOTSWANA
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1
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1
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1
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3
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49
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75
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0,653
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5
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NGR
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NIGERIA
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1
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1
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1
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3
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42
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75
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0,560
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6
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COD
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CONGO RD
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1
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1
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1
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3
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37
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75
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0,493
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7
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GHA
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GHANA
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Match Schedule
Day 1 - February 23
13:45: Egypt - Botswana 3-0
16:00: Cameroon - Congo 3-0
Day 2 - February 24
13:45: Egypt - Cameroon 3-2
18:15: Algeria - Nigeria 3-0
Day 3 - February 25
16:00: Botswana – Nigeria
18:15: DR
Congo - Egypt
Day 4 - February 26
16:00: Nigeria – Cameroon
18:15: Algeria - Botswana
Day 5 - February 27
16:00: DR Congo – Nigeria
18:15: Cameroon - Algeria
Day 6 - February 28
13:45: Botswana – Cameroon
16:00: Nigeria – Egypt
18:15: Algeria - Congo
Day 7 - March 1
16.00: DR Congo – Botswana
18:15: Egypt – Algeria
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