Egypt lost
against the
Organizer and
claimed the
title
Egyptian
Volleyball Women
Volleyball team
claimed the
first African
Gala
Championship in
Abuja, Nigeria
although they
lost their match
in the
competition
final day
against the
organizers,
Nigeria 3-0
(25-17, 25-21,
26-24) in a
thriller final
in front of the
excited home
spectators.
Nigeria showed
their
consistency in
the match using
their better
players in
attacks and
defense and kept
fighting till
the last moment,
even when the
Egyptian team
came near in the
third set.
In the second
match England
pulled off a
straight sets
victory over
Iceland (25-21,
25-19, 25-16).
This victory
allowed England
to come second
in the final
ranking ahead of
Nigeria coming
third and
Iceland fourth.
RESULTS
|
No |
Date |
Teams |
Set |
Result
per
set
(points) |
Total
Points |
Time |
Audience |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
1 |
30/8/05 |
NGR/ISL |
3-1 |
23/25 |
25/10 |
25/13 |
25/14 |
|
98/62 |
82 |
500 |
|
2 |
30/8/05 |
EGY/ENG |
3/0 |
25/20 |
25/23 |
25/10 |
|
|
75/53 |
69 |
300 |
|
3 |
31/8/05 |
NGR/ENG |
0/3 |
18/25 |
28/30 |
18/25 |
|
|
64/80 |
71 |
500 |
|
4 |
31/8/05 |
EGY/ISL |
3/0 |
25/22 |
25/09 |
25/14 |
|
|
75/45 |
59 |
300 |
|
5 |
01/9/05 |
NGR/EGY |
3/0 |
25/17 |
25/21 |
26/24 |
|
|
76/62 |
73 |
500 |
|
6 |
01/9/05 |
ENG/ISL |
3/0 |
25/21 |
25/19 |
25/16 |
|
|
75/56 |
64 |
300 |
FINAL RANKING
|
Rk |
Code |
Country |
Points |
Matches |
Sets |
Points |
|
Won |
Lost |
Won |
Lost |
Ratio |
Won |
Lost |
Ratio |
|
1 |
EGY |
EGYPT |
5 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
212 |
174 |
1.21 |
|
2 |
ENG |
ENGLAND |
5 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
208 |
195 |
1.06 |
|
3 |
NGR |
NIGERIA |
5 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
1.5 |
238 |
204 |
1.16 |
|
4 |
ISL |
ICELAND |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
0.11 |
163 |
248 |
0.65 |
