Sunday, 17 April 2016

RIO 2016:It Is Bronze For Nigeria At The Beach Volleyball Continental Cup As Egypt Win Ticket


Egyptian quartet led by captain Doaa Elghobashy,first left
Team Nigeria won a consolatory looser final game at the expense of highly rated Mauritius after a surprise semi final loss to astornishing entrants, Egypt ,who emerged champions at the Final Beach Volleyball Olympic Qualification For Women.
Nigeria's foursome pairing of  captain Priscillaa Agera/Isabela Laju,Francisca Ikhiede/Tochukwu Nnoruga dismissed their counter parts from Mauritius(Amgelique Ramdoss/Vanessa Chellumben,Haidi Bauda/Captain Maita Cousin) in two sets of 2-0 each.Scores were (21-10,21-16),21-15,21-15) .


Egypt in a fittest final tussle with Rwanda won the first game throught its team One,2-0 at 21-14,21-17 against Rwanda's second team..Rwanda bounced back in style as her team One defeated Egypt's second team  in the second game after recording 21-9,21-18 scoreline.

Egypt went on to win the applicable Golden match in the pulsating encounter 2-0:21-19,21-19 to pick the sole ticket for Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil this summer .

Rwanda and Nigeria will have the chance to represent the African continent at the forth coming  World Championship and Grand Prix.
The final ranking at the end of the qualifier: 

Egypt     -1st
Rwanda -2nd 
Nigeria -3rd
Mauritius -4th
Morocco -- 5th 
Sierra Leone  -6th
 Namibia  -7th
The Gambia  -8th
Mozambique  -9th
 Ghana  -10th

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