Uganda’s representatives at this years Men’s Africa Volleyball championships currently underway in Cairo, Nemo Stars and UCU Doves maintained their perfect start to the tournament after winning their second straight games each.
Al Ahly of Egypt are record holders and reigning champions.
Tournament debutants UCU Doves were in scintillating form for the second game running, white washing GendarMarie from Madagascar in three straight sets.
The Doves were ruthless in the opening set winning 25-19 before scrapping but prevailing with a 29-27 win in the second set and wrapping up the victory with a 25-22 win in the third set.
Meanwhile, Nemo Stars had to dig deeper in their game against Kenya’s GSU as they also registered their second victory in as many games.
With both sides tournament regulars, it was one of the huge match ups in the early stages of the tournament. And it looked as though the Ugandans were in for an easy victory when they raced into a 25-20 win in the first set.
The Kenyans upped their level in the second set and were in the lead for much of the set before Nemo Stars rallied late on take the set win 25-23.
From then on, it was downwards for the Ugandans as the University side won the third set 25-18.
It looked as though Nemo stars were headed for a huge disappointment as the Kenyans forced the game into a tie break after winning the fourth set. But the Ugandans dominated the tie break to emerge 3-2.
Previous Champions
1980 Ahly (Egypt)
1983 Ahly (Egypt)
1984 Zamalek (Egypt)
1985 CS Sfax (Tunisia)
1986 CS Sfax (Tunisia)
1987 Zamalek (Egypt)
1988 Mouloudia (Algeria)
1989 CS Sfax (Tunisia)
1990 Nasr Hussein Day (Algeria)
1991 Club Africain (Tunisia)
1992 Club Africain (Tunisia)
1993 Club Africain (Tunisia)
1994 Espérance (Tunisia)
1995 Ahly (Egypt)
1996 Ahly (Egypt)
1997 Ahly (Egypt)
1998 Espérance (Tunisia)
1999 CS Sfax (Tunisia)
2000 Espérance (Tunisia)
2001 Etoile du Sahel (Tunisia)
2002 Etoile du Sahel (Tunisia)
2003 Ahly (Egypt)
2004 Ahly (Egypt)
2005 Sfax (Tunisia)
2006 Ahly (Egypt)
2007 Mouloudia (Algeria)
2008 Zamalek (Egypt)
2009 Zamalek (Egypt)
2010 Ahly (Egypt)
2011 Ahly (Egypt)
2012 Zamalek (Egypt)
2013 Sfax (Tunisia )
2014 Esperance (Tunisia)
2015 Ahly (Egypt)
2016 Al Guish (Egypt)
2017 Ahly (Egypt)
2018 Ahly (Egypt)
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