Joel Ajayi
Abuja Nigeria, April 3, 2025 – Rwandan APR earned a famous victory against CFC of Tunisia winning 3-1 (18-25, 26-24, 25-23, 25-23) in Pool A opener on Thursday in the CAVB Women’s African Volleyball Club Championship.
CFC took an early lead and dominated for the first set with some strong hitting for a 25-18 win.
CFC came back fighting in the second set and led at the first technical timeout.
They showed good structured play and defence, but APR eventually outplayed to win the second set 26-24. APR show their versatility and blocking strength to keep the Tunisians from gaining any real traction in the 3rd set, winning 25-23.
APR launched a passionate comeback and dominant throughout the fourth set, forcing CFC to effect substitutions and time outs, CFC closed the gap to 23-22 forcing APR to bring in fresh energy to stop the opponents’ attacks winning 25-23 to sealed a famous win.
A great comeback, APR shocked CFC 3-1 in pool A to set the tone for the rest of their competition.
