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Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Mozambique left its mark on the African Volleyball Championship held in Agadir, Morocco, by winning three medals: one silver and two bronze. Our national teams finished second and third in the men\u2019s competitions and third in the women\u2019s.<\/p>\n

This turns out to be a very positive performance by the Mozambican doubles, if one takes into account that, in the previous (2019) competition, the Mozambican men\u2019s team finished third and the women fifth.<\/p>\n

It is true that the gold medal was the dream of the Mozambican players, especially Ainadino Martinho and Jorge Monjane, who played in the final against the Moroccan duo Abicha and Elgraoui,<\/p>\n

Despite giving it all they had, Ainadino Martinho and Jorge Monjane lost to Abicha\/Elgraoui from Morocco by 2 sets to 0 (21-19, 21-15), bringing home the silver.<\/p>\n

Mozambique\u2019s Ana Paula Sinaportar and Vanessa Muianga beat Nigeria\u2019s Rofiat Mustapha and Esther Mbah 2-0 (9-21, 13-21), finishing third on Monday.<\/p>\n

Jos\u00e9 Mondlane and Osvaldo Mungoi won their match against the Botswana duo, Sekao Jack and George Chiswanisoby 2-0, with scores of 21-13 and 21-18.<\/p>\n

Players from about forty countries participated in this African Nations Beach Volleyball Championship. The excitement around the competition and the level of players show that the sport is increasingly popular in Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a hard time with a good Mozambican team, and the one from Mauritius, too. It\u2019s cool to see so many teams for each country,\u201d said Moroccan player Imane Yakki.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeach volleyball is developing more and more. Look at Mozambique, for example, who have a Brazilian coach,\u201d Algerian player Hicham Benbouali noted.<\/p>\n

Alexandre Pontel is the Brazilian coach recruited by Mozambique to lead the men\u2019s and women\u2019s national teams of beach volleyball. According to him, standards in Africa are rising. \u201cI think we have good, strong players,\u201d Pontel says.<\/p>\n

Beach volleyball is played by teams of two, the goal being to ground the ball in your opponents\u2019 playing area and prevent it from touching the ground in your own.<\/p>\n

The game is played all over Africa, even in hinterland countries like Mali, Burkina Faso and Sudan, but national federations regularly complain of a lack of support from governments.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Mozambique<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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