The Algeria Armed Forces volleyball men’s teams on Sunday defeated the Nigeria team 3-1 to record their first win at the ongoing African Military Games (AMGA) 2024 in Abuja.
Speaking after the match, Algerian Army Forces volleyball team coach, Djehiche Abdelhakim, expressed satisfaction with his team’s performance, stating that they were well-prepared for the event.
“ Our ultimate goal is to secure the gold medal but unfortunately is a round robin competition.
“ We hope to be at the top on the table standing and emerge as the best team in the volleyball event,” he said.
Abdelhakim revealed that the team will conduct a video analysis of Ghana’s playing style in other to gain a strategic advantage before their encounter on Monday evening for their second game .
In other matches, Kenya staged a stunning recovery against Ghana, winning 3-2(15-25, 20-25, 25-21, 25-22, 15-11) and Burkina Faso beat Sierra Leone with a 3-0 victory (25-15, 25-15, 25-21) in less than an hour.
Nigeria will take on Sierra Leone on Monday ,followed by a crucial match between Algeria and Ghana and lastly Burkina Faso will face Kenya.
A total of six countries are participating in the men’s volleyball ongoing tournament at the 2024 African Military Games (AMGA), which kicks off on (today)Sunday .
