Al Ahly women’s volleyball team have preserved their 101-game winning streak by beating Shooting Club SC in the Egypt Women’s Cup final.
Al Ahly beat Sporting Club of Alexandria while Shooting Club beat Al-Shams, to face off in the Egypt Cup final.
The final was played in a best of three format, meaning that the first team to win two matches secures the trophy.
The Reds had a big advantage going into the match, having won 3-0 in the first encounter.
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They started the match by winning the first set 25-17, before losing 21-25 in the second set.
Al Ahly then went on to win the third and fourth sets, 25-21 and 25-23, meaning they needed just one more set to clinch their 34th title.
Shooting Club seemed to be closing in on the defending champions, having taken a 9-18 lead but the Red Devils produced a great comeback to eventually win 25-23.
This marks the team’s 101st consecutive win across all competitions, with their last defeat coming against CS Sfaxien of Tunisia in 2019 in the Arab Cup final.
