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9th African Nation's Cup (CAN 2008)<BR>Casablanca – Morocco : 9 – 16 November 2008
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The Kingdom of Morocco hosted the 9th African Nations’s Cup for the 2nd consecutive year. After the “Union Sportive des Cheminots de Rabat”, which hosted the preceding edition, the “Océanic Club de Casablanca” had the honor to organize the edition of 2008 in conjunction with the “ Fédération Royale Marocaine de Tennis” with the participation of 9 African Nations: Algeria, South Africa, Egypt, Ghana, Libya, Mauritania, Senegal, Tunisia and Morocco.
The Moroccan Teams, Men & Women achieved for the 2nd consecutive year the Teams’ Trophies of the 9th African Nations’ Cup 2008. In Men, Morocco Team composed by Mehdi Ziadi, Talal Ouahabi and Rida El Amrani defeated the Egyptian Team composed by the excellent Sherif Sabry and Karim Maamoun, the tie was very close, they went through deciding Doubles match which allowed to the Moroccan pair composed by Mehdi Ziadi & Talal Ouahabi to beat the Egyptian pair composed by S. Sabry & K. Maamoun and to offer the title to Morocco . Preceding this match, Sherif Sabry (EGY) defeated Mehdi Ziadi (MAR) 46 61 61 and Talal Ouahabi (MAR) has defeated Karim Maamoun (EGY) in 3 sets 64 36 61. It is important to mention that the Moroccan & Egyptian Teams were qualified to play the Final after defeating successively the Tunisian and Algerian Teams by 2 matches to 0. The 3rd place came back to the Tunisian Team composed by Malek Jaziri, Oualid Jallali and Heithem Abid after defeating the Algerian team composed by Wassil Harrred, Abdelhak Hamerlaine and Ahmed Waddane by 2 to 0.
In Women, the Moroccan Team composed Fatima Zahra Allami, Lamia Essaadi and Nadia Lalami has confirmed its leadership when she defeated on the Final the young Tunisians Ons Jabeur (14 years), Nour Abbes (15 years) and Sonia Daggou (15 years) by 2 to 0, Lamia Essaadi defeated Nour Abbes by 62 61 and Nadia Lalami took the best over Ons Jabeur by 64 75. The 3rd place came back to the Algerian Team composed by Essia Halou, Yasmine El Kayma and Houda Yasri after defeating the Egyptian Team composed by Nihel Saleh and Aliaa Fakhry by 2 to 0.
The Moroccan Teams, Men & Women achieved for the 2nd consecutive year the Teams’ Trophies of the 9th African Nations’ Cup 2008. In Men, Morocco Team composed by Mehdi Ziadi, Talal Ouahabi and Rida El Amrani defeated the Egyptian Team composed by the excellent Sherif Sabry and Karim Maamoun, the tie was very close, they went through deciding Doubles match which allowed to the Moroccan pair composed by Mehdi Ziadi & Talal Ouahabi to beat the Egyptian pair composed by S. Sabry & K. Maamoun and to offer the title to Morocco . Preceding this match, Sherif Sabry (EGY) defeated Mehdi Ziadi (MAR) 46 61 61 and Talal Ouahabi (MAR) has defeated Karim Maamoun (EGY) in 3 sets 64 36 61. It is important to mention that the Moroccan & Egyptian Teams were qualified to play the Final after defeating successively the Tunisian and Algerian Teams by 2 matches to 0. The 3rd place came back to the Tunisian Team composed by Malek Jaziri, Oualid Jallali and Heithem Abid after defeating the Algerian team composed by Wassil Harrred, Abdelhak Hamerlaine and Ahmed Waddane by 2 to 0.
In Women, the Moroccan Team composed Fatima Zahra Allami, Lamia Essaadi and Nadia Lalami has confirmed its leadership when she defeated on the Final the young Tunisians Ons Jabeur (14 years), Nour Abbes (15 years) and Sonia Daggou (15 years) by 2 to 0, Lamia Essaadi defeated Nour Abbes by 62 61 and Nadia Lalami took the best over Ons Jabeur by 64 75. The 3rd place came back to the Algerian Team composed by Essia Halou, Yasmine El Kayma and Houda Yasri after defeating the Egyptian Team composed by Nihel Saleh and Aliaa Fakhry by 2 to 0.
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Mrs. Nawel El Moutawakel, Moroccan Minister of Y&S giving the Trophy to the Moroccan Women Team |
At the individual event, in Men’s Single, Egyptian Sherif Sabry, revelation of this CAN has achieved the title when he defeated in the Final Moroccan Mehdi Ziadi by two sets to one 76 26 62, the 3rd place was a Tunisian affair between Malek Jaziri and Oualid Jallali who obtained the 3rd place after the withdrawal of his compatriot. In the Women’s Single, the title returned again to Moroccan Lamia Essaadi, after his success against her compatriot Fatima Zahra El Allami by 63 62, the 3rd place went back to Nadia Lalami (MAR) when she defeated her compatriot Lina Bennani.
In the Men’s Doubles, the Egyptian pair composed by Sherif Sabry & Karim Maamoun won the title against the Tunisian pair composed by Malek Jaziri & Heithem Abid after a very close match 36 63 10-5, in the Women’s Doubles, the Moroccan pair composed by Fatima Zhara El Allami & Nadia Lalami won the title after their victory against their compatriots Habiba Ifrakh and Lina Bennani 61 61.
We note finally that the 9th edition of the CAN was very well organized by the Morocco Tennis Federation and the “Oceanic Club of Casablanca” and was honoured by the attendance of Mrs the Minister of Youth and Sport of Morocco and many African personalities of tennis such as the dean of Presidents, Mr Mohamed M’jid, President of the FRMT, Mr Tarak Cherif, CAT President and all members of the CAT Executive Committee which held its meeting in Casablanca on the 14th of November 2008 and decided the organisation of the 10th edition of the African Nations’ Cup – CAN 2009 in South Africa in November 2009.
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In the Men’s Doubles, the Egyptian pair composed by Sherif Sabry & Karim Maamoun won the title against the Tunisian pair composed by Malek Jaziri & Heithem Abid after a very close match 36 63 10-5, in the Women’s Doubles, the Moroccan pair composed by Fatima Zhara El Allami & Nadia Lalami won the title after their victory against their compatriots Habiba Ifrakh and Lina Bennani 61 61.
We note finally that the 9th edition of the CAN was very well organized by the Morocco Tennis Federation and the “Oceanic Club of Casablanca” and was honoured by the attendance of Mrs the Minister of Youth and Sport of Morocco and many African personalities of tennis such as the dean of Presidents, Mr Mohamed M’jid, President of the FRMT, Mr Tarak Cherif, CAT President and all members of the CAT Executive Committee which held its meeting in Casablanca on the 14th of November 2008 and decided the organisation of the 10th edition of the African Nations’ Cup – CAN 2009 in South Africa in November 2009.
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