Canada sweeps Egypt to improve to 2-0 at world volleyball championship
Canada is off to a perfect start at the world volleyball championship.
The Canadians (2-0) won in straight sets for the second time in as many days on Thursday, beating Egypt 3-0 (27-25, 30-28, 25-19) in Ruse, Bulgaria.
“It was a difficult game, even though we won 3-0, especially in the second set it was pretty tight,” said Canada coach Stephane Antiga, whose team opened the tourney with a win over the Netherlands.
“We probably were a little bit anxious because of the fact that we were the favourites, and that’s something that the team doesn’t seem comfortable with for some reason,” he added. “But we played more aggressively at the end of each set and in the third set, which is good. I would like to see us with a little more confidence.”