Nigeria, Mali and Zambia grab wins in CAVB Women’s African Championship classification matches

Nigeria bounced back from their deflating defeat to Kenya in the Round of 16 by hammering Senegal 3-1 in a West African derby that highlighted the CAVB Women's African Championship classification 9-16 matches.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsIn what was Day 7 of the ongoing championship, the nations that lost in the Round of 16 were drawn against each other in a bid to land an improved classification.Potential semi final date with Cameroon for Malkia Strikers as road to final is releasedThe classification matches, which were staged at the Kasarani Indoor Arena, came as teams that qualified for the quarter-finals had a rest day.Nigeria 3-1 SenegalNigeria proved to be too strong for the Senegalese, bagging the first set 25-17 before the latter bounced back in the subsequent set to grab victory following a 26-24 set score.##NAJAVA_MECA_9928328##The Senegalese flame was hurriedly extinguished in the third set, where a rampant Nigeria managed a 25-12 set score before securing the win 25-20 in the fourth set.Mali 3-0 BurundiMali, who were Kenya's opponents in the pool phase, also soothed their agony with a resounding 3-0 win over Burundi courtesy of 25-18, 25-14 and 25-17 set scores.Mozzart Kenya Cup stars in as Wafalme Strikers final squad for CAVB African Nations is namedThe Malians had suffered defeat of a similar scoreline at the hands of Malkia Strikers before losing 3-0 to Tunisia in the Round of 16.Zambia 3-0 Burkina FasoIn the other match of the day, Zambia secured a 3-0 win over Burkina Faso with 25-15, 25-17 and 25-13 set scores.##NAJAVA_MECA_9928327##Zambia, drawn in Pool A, opened their campaign against Malkia Strikers, who handed them a 3-0 hiding.In the Round of 16, Zambia won the first set against Ghana, but the West Africans staged a remarkable comeback to grab a 3-1 win.Malkia Strikers captain on why Kenya struggles against weaker oppositionAttention now shifts to the quarter-finals, which will be played on Tuesday, 1 September at the Kasarani Indoor Arena with Kenya facing Algeria from 1900 hrs.