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Momodou
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 Posted - 28 Mar 2007 : 18:40:44
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In Zone II Volleyball Tourney
Senegal Commands Proceedings
By Isatou Bittaye
The much publicized zone II volleyball tournament is underway at the Manneh Sillah memorial lawn in Banjul, with Senegal getting the better of host, Gambia in the first and second day of tourney.
Instead of the initial four countries expected to take part in the tournament which will also serve as a qualifier for the All-Africa games taking place in Algeria in July, only Senegal made the journey to Banjul.
In the opening encounter between the female Gambian team and their Senegalese counterparts, the visitors won 3-0. The young Gambian side started by picking the first point of the game but the leggy Senegalese were a class apart. They beat the Gambians 25-23, 25-15, 25-2 on all three sets closing the battle 3-nil. The boys followed suit with Senegal repeating their dominance wining 25-14, 25-18, 24-26, 25-21; the game ended 3-1 in favour of Senegal.
The second day also witnessed the Senegalese commanding proceedings in both categories. They won 3-0 in each collecting 25-23, 25-15, 25-21, in all three sets in the male category and 25-5, 25-17, 25-8, in the female category.
captain of the Gambian female team Aminata Jaiteh, talking to Foroyaa-sport conceded that the Senegalese are a better side claming that they trained only for five days. She however indicated that they played a good match. On the other hand Binta Njie who captained the female Senegalese side said that the match wasn't easy as such noting that it requires technique, saying that her side may be more skillful and had better training than the Gambian side.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 36/2007, 28-29 March, 2007
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