Esperance to Meet Giants Zamalek in the Men's African Club Championship Opening

SOUSSE, Tunisia (FIVB) - Five-time African Champions Zamalek of Egypt will face defending champions Esperance of Tunisia in a thriller encounter of pool B at the 2015 Men's African Club Championship opening in the Olympic Hall in Sousse, Tunisia on Saturday.

Date: 07 March 2015 - 21:51

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The match will be the top favourite on Day 1 in the tight programme of 12 matches that showed a ground breaking record of 24 teams divided into four pools of six teams.

The drawing of lots was held on Friday evening in the presence of CAVB President Dr Amr Elwani and the guests of honour.

In Pool A, Hosts ESS of Tunisia face Tangier (MAR), Autoridede (MOZ), Douane (BUR), Atletico (CPV) and Hamad (SUD), while defending champions Esperance of Tunisia will battle it out against Nahda (SUD), FAP (CMR), FAR (MAR), Swehli (LIB) and Zamalek (EGY).

Record-holders Ahly of Egypt want to regain their golden era in Pool C along with Nemo Stars (UGA), APR (RWA), Borj Bouarirj (ALG), Espoir (COD) and GSU (KEN). Pool D includes Setif (ALG), Prisons (KEN), Support (Zim), KAVC (UGA), Smouha (EGY) and Ahly Beni Ghazi (LIB)