OMG! We didn’t see this coming…
We thought Cameron would win this one or even Egypt.
Anyways…
World ranked #18, Tunisia, defeated #14 Cameron to represent Africa at the 2012 Olympics in London. The 5 team tournament was held in Yaoundé, Cameroon from January 17th – 21st, 2011. The last time Tunisia competed in the Olympics was back in 2004 which was held in Athens, Greece. Unfortunately, Tunisia finished last so we hope they can improve their performance in London.
Tunisia now joins host Great Britain and the top 3 teams from the 2011 World Cup: Russia, Poland and Brazil.
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Final Ranking:
Tunisia
Egypt
Cameron
Algeria
Ghana
Match Schedule & Results:
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 :
TUN v EGY 3-1 (25-23, 16-25, 29-27, 25-23)
CMR v GHA 3-0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-12)
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012:
GHA v EGY 0-3 (21-25, 8-25, 17-25)
ALG v CMR 2-3 (24-26, 25-19, 22-25, 27-25, 18-20)
Thursday, January 19th, 2012:
EGY v ALG 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 26-24)
TUN v GHA 3-0 (25-22, 25-13, 25-21)
Friday, January 20th, 2012 :
TUN v ALG 3-0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-21
EGY v CMR 3-2 (27-25, 23-25, 23-25, 25-20, 15-7)
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 :
ALG v GHA 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-18)
TUN v CMR 3-1 (21-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-21)
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Congratulations to Tunisia for winning the African 2012 Olympic Qualification Tournament! Also, thanks to Cameron for hosting a successful tournament and also a big thumbs to the other teams.
See ya in 4 years!
On the other hand, We wonder which teams would take the last 6 remaining Olympic spots.
(source & image: FIVB)
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