Al Ahli sweep past Bani Jamra in volleyball league

TDT | Manama                 

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Al Ahli cruised to a clean sweep of Bani Jamra last night in their week five encounter in the 2022/2023 Isa bin Rashid Bahrain Volleyball League.

The contest was played at the Bahrain Volleyball Association Arena at Isa Sports City in Riffa.

Ahli were the aggressors from the beginning and cruised to their win with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-16) scoreline.

Playing key roles for their team were Mohammed Anan, Ali Al Sairafi, Nasser Anan, Abbas Al Khabbaz, Sayed Mohammed Al Abbar and Mahmood Abdulhussain.

With the result, Ahli claimed their fourth victory and improved to 12 points for first place in Group One, while Bani Jamra remained on six points.

Also in the same group last night, Nabih Saleh beat Al Shabab 3-0 (25-16, 25-17, 25- 23).

Making key contributions for the winners were Kenyan Peter Camara, Sayed Hashem, Hussain Ashoor, Saleh Mahdi and Haider Al Khabbaz.

The 14 teams in this year’s league have been divided into two groups for the first round.

The rest of Group One features Ma’ameer, Al Najma and Etehad Al Reef, while Group Two includes Muharraq, Al Dair, Al Nasser, Al Tadhamun, Busaiteen, A’ali and Dar Kulaib.

Following a single round-robin, the top three from each division move on to compete in the round of six for the league title.

Action in this stage will feature two rounds, with the top four moving on to the Golden Square semifinals.