L. MathekaKPA retain fifth place as CAVB men's club championship concludes
Reading Time: 2min | Tue. 17.05.22. | 17:23
Equity Bank finished tenth on their debut.
Kenyan clubs will wait longer for a seat at the CAVB men's club championship throne, or even medal bracket as representative Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) and Equity Bank camenshort in this year's event.
Champions @AlAhlyInfo @alahlysc07 pic.twitter.com/Wac2t0Ui7d
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In the final played on Monday 16 May, Al Ahly clinched their record fifteenth title, beating hosts Esperance of Tunisia 3-1. Third place went to Rwanda's Gisagara.
2022 CAVB Men's African Volleyball Club Championship - Tunisia
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Match 47 - Gold medal match
Ahly (EGY) vs Esperance Sportive de Tunis (TUN)
1st set: 25-22
2nd set:25-22
3rd set: 24-26
4th set: 25-17
Ahly are champions once again after surviving fierce final against Esperance pic.twitter.com/KAzStLeP2z
Sammy Mulinge coached KPA, in a fifth-place classification match, came from behind to beat Tunisia's Kelibia club 3-2 to retain the position they finished in when they made their debut in the continental event last year.
The Tunisians bagged the opening two sets 25-20, 25-22 to gain a 2-0 advantage but Mulinge kept his men motivated as they made a comeback for victory.
2022 CAVB Men's African Volleyball Club Championship - Tunisia
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Match 42 - Final Ranking 5-6
Kenya Ports (KEN) vs Kelibia (TUN)
1st set: 20-25
2nd set:22-25
3rd set: 25-22
4th set: 25-2
5th set: 15-10
Kenyans claimed the 5th position in the championship whiles COK finished 6
The dockers won the third set 25-22 to get their hopes of a comeback up. The fourth set was won in 25-20 forcing the encounter into a decider, and there was no turning back for KPA who clinched the final set 15-10.
Heading to the Championship, KPA held hopes of doing better than on their debut but a straight-sets loss to Cameroon's Port Douala in the quarter-finals crashed their hopes.
Meawhile, the other Kenyan representative Equity Bank managed a tenth place finish on their debut. The side got a ticket to the continental extravaganza following the withdrawal of Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) champions General Service Unit (GSU).
The bankers registered one win in the group stages against Port Douala in a 3-2 outcome. With CAVB having introduced a round of 16 after the group stage, the bankers were eliminated and relegated to 9 to 14 classification matches.
