Wafalme Secures First Victory Against Ghana at Africa Nations Championships

The national men’s volleyball team “Wafalme” secured their first win of the Africa Nations Championships in Cairo, Egypt, on Wednesday evening by defeating Ghana 3-2 in a thrilling encounter.

Wafalme faced a tough start, losing the first set 25-23, but they quickly recovered, dominating the second set with a score of 25-17. However, the Ghanaians retaliated strongly, outclassing the East Africans with a score of 25-16 in the third set.

Kenya, determined to make amends for their earlier losses to Cameroon and Libya, mounted a strong comeback in the penultimate set, securing a convincing 25-17 win. The match reached its climax in the fifth set, which turned out to be a nail-biting affair. Gideon Tarus’ charges managed to narrowly edge it with a score of 15-11, sealing their victory.

Wafalme began their continental campaign on a less favourable note, suffering a 3-1 defeat to Cameroon on Monday night. They followed this with a straight-sets loss to Libya in their second Pool C encounter on Tuesday.

In another match of the day, Libya extended their unbeaten streak in Pool C by defeating Cameroon 3-1.

Elsewhere, in a clash of East African teams, Tanzania suffered a heavy defeat in straight sets at the hands of Tunisia, while Chad displayed their dominance by thrashing Mali with the same scoreline.

In Pool D action, Senegal asserted their superiority by defeating Rwanda 3-0, while Morocco delivered a convincing performance by defeating Gambia in straight sets.

Wafalme’s hard-fought victory against Ghana marks a positive turn in their campaign at the Africa Nations Championships, and they will aim to build on this momentum in their upcoming matches.