Lady Volleyball Cranes sweep Burkina Faso to seal quarterfinal place
Uganda’s Lady Volleyball Cranes continued their perfect start to the 2026 CAVB Women’s African Nations Championship with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Burkina Faso in Nairobi on Wednesday.
Uganda followed Tuesday’s straight-sets victory over Senegal with another commanding performance, seeing off Burkina Faso 25-14, 25-13 and 25-18 to make it two wins from two matches in Pool B.
The result leaves Uganda unbeaten without dropping a set and, more importantly, guarantees them a place in the quarterfinals with one group match remaining.
Uganda controlled the contest from the opening exchanges, taking the first set 25-14 before tightening their grip with an even more convincing 25-13 victory in the second.
Burkina Faso offered greater resistance in the third set, but Uganda remained composed and closed it out 25-18 to complete another straight-sets victory.
It means Uganda have now won six consecutive sets at the tournament after also sweeping Senegal 3-0 in their opening match.
The victory puts Uganda on six points from two matches and sets up a potentially decisive Pool B meeting with Egypt on Thursday at Kasarani Indoor Arena.
Egypt also started their campaign by sweeping Burkina Faso 3-0 and were due to face Senegal in their second match.
With the top two teams from each of the four pools progressing to the quarter-finals, Uganda’s two victories mean Burkina Faso and Senegal can no longer catch them, leaving Thursday’s meeting with Egypt to determine the final order at the top of the group.
Finishing first could prove important because the quarterfinals will pair the qualifiers according to their positions from the preliminary round, making the Egypt encounter Uganda’s first major examination against one of the continent’s established powers.
The stakes become considerably higher once Uganda enter the knockout rounds. The eventual African champions will qualify directly for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, while the top three finishers in Nairobi will secure places at the 2027 FIVB Volleyball World Cup in the United States and Canada.
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