Finale Kenya 3-0 Egypt Third place Cameroon 3-1 Rwanda Kenya's Malakia Strikers stunned Egypt with a straight sets victory to clinch the African Women's Volleyball Championship title in front of a big crowd in Yaoundé, the capital city of Cameroon on Thursday, August 25. The Kenyan ladies claimed all sets (22-25, 20-25 & 14-25) to deny Egypt the title at the Multipurpose Sports Complex. Kenya were the favourites to secure a title from day one and had not dropped a set going into the showpiece finale against Egypt. Malakia Strikers started the match the better of the two sides before Egypt gradually grew into the contest in the first set which Kenyan went on to win with 25-22. After a few nervy moments, they sealed the second with 25-20 set to edge ahead and then dominated the second to move to within one set of a superb triumph. Kenya took their opportunity battling through a tense final set to ensure they finished the tournament at the summit of the podium and dominated the third set with 25-14. Sharon Chepchumba Chumba scored 27 points, including four aces. Kenya has now won the championship ten times while Cameroon has won it three times. Kenya won it in 1991, 1993,1995,1997, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2023 while Cameroon won it three consecutive times including 2017, 2019 and 2021 in Kigali. Hosts Cameroon got the bronze medal after beating Rwanda 3-1 (25-21, 25-15, 25-14 and 25-15). The top three teams, Kenya, Egypt and Cameroon have now qualified for the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship as Africa representatives.
