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The African qualifiers for the Olympics started yesterday in Congo, so none of these teams have the home court advantage. Cameroon outplayed the hosts 3-0, while Algeria had the same result against Nigeria. Nothing unusual at first, but the Cameroonians came weakened. The coach Mayam can't rely on his best players, Wounembain, Feughou, Sali, mousse Maliki, while N'Daki Mboulet retired. So, only two of the players from the last WC are in the team, the middle block Dolemgombai and the substitute receiver Kody. The Algerians gathered a talented team and they're dreaming of playing the Olympics for the first time in 26 years. They were tied up with Egypt and Tunisia in the last year's African championship (2-3), two of the best African teams, and they ended up fourth. The Algerians won the last game against the Cameroonians in the All-Africa Games 3-1 in September, and the Cameroonians had Wounembain and Feughou in the team then. Considering that there's a switch between the generations in the Cameroonian team, and most players are playing the national league, Algeria are more of a favorite than the odds would suggest.