Kinshasa, August 31st, 2025 (CPA). – Canon de N’djili has finished in 3rd place after defeating La Gracia 3-2 on Sunday at the Congolese National Police (PNC) gymnasium in Lingwala, north of Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in the women’s Congo Volleyball Cup classification match. In a hard-fought five-set match between the two Kinshasa teams, VC La Gracia has taken the lead in the first two sets, winning 26-24 and 28-26, with an average margin of two points per set. After falling behind, VC Canon de N’djili has quickly recovered, turning the match around to win the next two sets, 25-19 and 26-24 respectively. With the score at 2-2, extra time was needed to decide between the two teams. Taking advantage of this opportunity, VC Canon de N’djili finally confirmed its superiority, winning 15-11. Thanks to this fine performance, VC Canon de N’djili has finished in third place in the final standings of the 21st edition of the Congo Women’s Volleyball Cup, while VC La Gracia has finished fourth in the same competition.
Victory for Les Aigles du Congo over Garde Republicaine (3-0) in the men’s competition
In the other men’s classification match, VC Les Aigles du Congo have defeated VC Garde Republicaine 3-0 at the same venue. After their 0-3 defeat in the semi-finals against VC Green Team, VC Les Aigles du Congo have performed differently in this Kinshasa derby, dominating VC Garde Republicaine in three different sets, respectively by (25-22, 25-14, 25-23), with an average difference of 5 points per set. With this result, VC Les Aigles du Congo are ranked third, while VC Garde Republicaine (defending champions) has taken fourth place in the final standings of this national netball competition in DRC.CPA/