Men’s African Nations Volleyball Championship : Cameroon Secure Quarterfinal Spot

The volleyball Lions of Cameroon have picked a direct qualification into the quarterfinals of the ongoing Men’s African Nations Volleyball Championship. They grabbed an additional three points after thrashing Mali 3-0 sets yesterday September 8, 2021 at the Kigali arena during their second group game. They now count six points, leading Group C after winning their first match against the Democratic Republic of Congo with three points.
Yesterday’s encounter as predicted was not a difficult one but the volleyball Lions did not minimise their opponents, novices, Mali. The first set saw both sides following back to back at the start.  But Cameroon later on took the lead with the Malian team unable to contain the spikes from Kody Bitjaa, Didier Sali Hile, Arthur Voukeng amongst others. The blocks from the Cameroonian side made them get more points. The team’s receptive and attack capacity equally worked in their favour. The set ended 16-25 in favour of Cameroon. The second set was not very different from the first. Both teams came in stronger but the Lions did all they could to dominate the middle and ended up grabbing more points. Numerous fouls from the Malian side ranging from poor serves and weak reception gave more points to the volleyball Lions. Cameroon wor...