Volleyball-Seychelles teams finish sixth and seventh overall |09 September 2011

After finishing third in their group behind Cameroon and Rwanda, the men’s selection did not make the semifinal and have been involved in the playoff matches to decide the final placings from fifth to eighth positions.

They beat South Africa 3-1 (26-24, 20-25, 25-21, 25-20) to meet Nigeria in the fifth-place play-off match which they lost 0-3 (22-25, 23-25, 19-25) to take sixth position.

As for the women’s team, they finished last in their group behind Kenya, Nigeria and Mozambique and like their male counterparts had to contest the playoffs.

They lost their first match 2-3 (34-32, 19-25, 17-25, 25-20, 8-15) to Senegal before avenging their 2-3 group loss to Mozambique with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-7, 25-21) win.

Meanwhile, the Algerian women and Cameroonian men are the gold medallists after winning the two finals played Wednesday.

Cameroon team fought for more than two hours to overpower Algeria 3-2 (23-25, 25-22, 25-17, 21-25, 15-11) in a stunning encounter to pick their third gold medal at the All-Africa Games. In the women’s final, Algeria beat Cameroon 3-1 (25-14, 25-23, 18-25, 25-14) in an exciting encounter to retain the gold medal won for the first time at home in Algiers in 2007.

The Kenyan teams grabbed the bronze medals after getting wins in the playoff matches. The men’s side earned a 3-0 (25-15, 28-26, 25-17) win over neighbours Rwanda, while the women’s team beat Nigeria 3-0 (25-14, 25-15, 25-18).
Final men’s standings 
1. Cameroon
2. Algeria
3. Kenya
4. Rwanda
5. Nigeria
6. Seychelles
7. South Africa
8. Mozambique

Final women’s standings
1. Algeria
2. Cameroon
3. Kenya
4. Nigeria
5. Senegal
6. Botswana
7. Seychelles
8. Mozambique