The Lady Volleyball Cranes of Uganda Volleyball have so far won two matches at the current CAVB Women’s African Nations Championship in Yaounde, Cameroon.
The second victory came as a surprise against a harder opponent in Morocco. The Lady Volleyball Cranes celebrated a great victory in the tiebreaker match. Morocco 3 Uganda 2. (25-15, 26-28, 17-25, 25-16, 15-11)
Earlier on, Uganda beat Lesotho in straight sets to gain confidence, which likely set the tone for match 2 versus Morocco.
Uganda, on the other hand, will now compete in the East African rivalry against Kenya’s Malkia Strikers. Kenya, like Uganda, has enjoyed a strong start to the campaign with two wins. The derby happens today at 1 PM.
The stakes are high for Uganda today as they play nine-time African champions and neighbours Kenya.
Despite the difficult opponent, head coach Tony Lakony is optimistic about the Lady Volleyball Cranes’ chances.
Group B
Uganda, Kenya, Morocco, Rwanda, Burkina Faso, and Lesotho.
Group A
Cameroon, Nigeria, Burundi, Mali, Algeria, and Egypt
In other games of matchday 2
Mali 0-3 Egypt
Lesotho 0-3 Rwanda
Burkina Faso 0-3 Kenya
Burundi 0-3 Algeria
Cameroon 3-0 Nigeria
