Yaoundé, Cameroon , February 16, 2016- Cameroon claimed the African Olympic ticket after they beat Egypt 3-2 (25-14, 25-27, 21-25, 25-23, 15-7) in the final of the qualification tournament. Cameroon led comfortably in the first set before Egypt rebounded aggressively using their tight block to come back and win 2 successive set leading 2-1.

Cameroon rebounded back to win the fourth set extending the match to tiebreak where they used the spirit of their supporters to win it widely 15-7.

The powerful opposite spiker Nana Tchoudjang led Cameroon’s spikers with 21 points followed by middle blocker Stephanie Fotoso 19 points. Aya El Shami led the losers and the match with 22 points followed by Nada Meawad 15.

Final Ranking

1. Cameroon
2. Egypt
3. Kenya
4. Algeria
5. Botswana
6. Tunisia
7. Uganda