Pipeline were undone by a tactically ruthless Ahly for the second time in three seasons at this continental championship, eventually losing this match at the Ahly Sports club 3-1(25-12,25-18,23-25,25-20). Curiously, all three Kenyan clubs at this tournament have been eliminated by North African opposition. Tunisia's Carthage defeated Kenya Commercial Bank 3-0(25-18,25-21,25-19), whilst Kenya Prisons, amidst off the court woes, were thrashed 3-1(25-18,25-20,22-25,25-21) by Egypt's El Shams in the group stages. Meanwhile, you will have to go to as far back to 2013, when Prisons won the last of its five continental titles in Antananarivo. Since then, Petroliers (Algiers), Carthage (Tunisia) and a hat trick of titles by Ahly have shifted the dominance from Nairobi to North Africa.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 24, 2019 14:15 UTC