Kenya champions General Service Unit (GSU) men's volleyball team on Monday revived their hopes of qualifying for the Africa Clubs Championship after beating Nigeria Customs 3-1(23-25,25-16,25-22,25-18) in a match played in Tunis.
The Kenyan champions GSU, fell to Egypt’s Zamalek 3-0( 25-17,25-15, 25-23) in their first match played at the Sidi Bousaid indoor arena.
GSU will on Tuesday wrap up their preliminary stage with a match against Espoire (Congo), who have lost their two matches so far.
A win for the side coached by Gideon Tarus men will see them join Zamalek in the last eight. The four time champions Zamalek take on Nigeria Customs in their final pool match.
GSU coach Gideon Tarus is however cautious about the team’s prospects and is not yet in a celebratory mood.
"It's a good feeling that we recovered from Sunday's loss to record our first win. While the win has put us back in contention for a quarterfinal slot, we will not be overconfident ahead of Tuesday's opponents who are winless.”
Our backcourt was poor in the match against Zamalek but today all departments worked and we hope to build on that against the Congolese side. Again, I'm glad that there are no injuries recorded and the players are optimistic," said Tarus told Nation Sport.
Elsewhere, influential Kenya Ports Authority right attacker Enock Mogeni picked a right ankle injury and might not be available for selection in the remaining preliminary matches.
Fresh from completing his contract with Swedish side Sodertelge, Mogeni picked the injury during their match against Armee Patriotique Rwandaise on Sunday, where the coastal side held their nerve to win 3-2( 24-26,25-23,21-25,25-23and 15-12) at Zouaoui arena.