OBB VS KAVC To Serveoff National Volleyball League Activities

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October 18, 2021

Iganga based OBB to play Kampala Amateur Volleyball Club (KAVC) in the opening match of the National Volleyball League 2021/2021 season

The opening match of the season is usually against the defending champions of both the previous National Volleyball League and National Cub Championship.

This year in clear to see that the opening matches selected will put on a good show for the fans. In the men’s, OBB will face off KAVC.

Both teams are a force to reckon with as we have seen KAVC over the years winning numerous trophies while OBB, a promoted team from Serie B has proven to be a headache for most popular teams like Nemo, Sport-S and the like.

As for the ladies, it’s yet another university derby between the Elites from Ndejje University and top gun bankrolled KCB-Nkumba.

Ndejje and Nkumba played the final match from last season displaying some of the best volleyball you can experience in the country.

KCB-Nkumba emerged as the victors thus hold the National Volleyball League title for women. Ndejje on the other hand has a couple of trophies this year including, the Ndejje Open and the recently concluded National Club Championship.

The Uganda Volleyball Federation has not yet announced the venues that will be used for the upcoming season but for the League Launch, Old Kampala Arena is the suitable choice. Who knows we might see more big games happen at this venue.

Venues for volley games over the years included UCU Sports Grounds, Nkumba University Sports Grounds, Nsambya Sports Grounds, Ndejje University Sports Grounds, and many more.

Saturday, October 23rd, 2021 will see the Old Kampala Arena host NDEJJE VS KCB-NKUMBA at 12:00 pm and thereafter OBB VS KAVC at 03:00 pm.

The Uganda Volleyball federation has not yet the fixtures for the league but with the launch, we should expect to know when other games will soon start.

Follow the National Volleyball League stats here Men Serie A, Men Serie B, Men Serie C, Women Serie A, and Women Serie B.

5th year in a row, Patriots meet rivals REG BBC in the playoffs final

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Evode Munyeshuri

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October 18, 2021

For the 5th year in a row, Patriots will face off rivals REG BBC on BK National League playoffs final — Patriots' Hagumintwali helped his team to reach BKBNL Playoff Finals | Photo Credit: FERWABA

Patriots and REG BBC swept their opponents to secure spots in the BKBNL Playoffs finals and this will be the fifth in a row since 2016 that the two clubs meet each other in the final.

Patriots advanced to the Bank of Kigali Basketball National League finals by downing APR BBC 69-56 on the road on Sunday evening. Patriots swept the two-way series as they had registered a 71-56 win in the first game on Saturday.

In today’s win of 69-56 (19-19, 14-11, 15-09 and 21-17), Dieudonné Ndizeye paced the winners with 18 points. Both Steven Hagumintwali and Guibert Nijimbere contributed 17 while Aubin Junior Kasongo had 17 for APR BBC.

In this match, the Patriots’ power forward, Bienvenu Niyonsaba was ejected with 7 minutes to end the third quarter. The former APR Captain was issued a technical foul followed by an unsportsmanlike foul handed in the first quarter.

Surprisingly, Kenneth Gasana did not score any basket in 35 minutes spent on court. | Photo Credit: FERWABA

On the other side, REG BBC swept IPRC Kigali in an easy way. 70-42 on Saturday and 63-49 on Sunday. REG had no services from Quinton Meddrick.

The defending champions will rub shoulders with their arch-rivals, REG BBC in 3 games to determine the best of three game series. This will be the fifth year in a row for these Basketball rivals to face off in the BK National League playoffs final to decide Rwanda’s Champions. The finals are set to tip off on Friday, October 29.

Patriots have handled REG well over the years they met at the finals.

In 2016-17: Patriots beat REG 3 games to one
2017-18: Patriots 3-2 REG
2018-19: Patriots 4-3 REG
2019-20: Patriots 1-O REG

Arua Hill SC Pock Express Where It Hurts The Most

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Kenneth Lwanga

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October 16, 2021

New top-flight league entrants, Arua Hill SC make a massive statement at Wankulukuku after an astounding win over league title holders Express FC.

Two impressively converted counter-attacks from a hungry Arua side were enough to determine Arua Hill SC return home with a first league win against UPL and CECAFA champions, Express FC.

On paper, Wasswa Bbosa’s Wankulukuku side came into the game as the stronger team and indeed even the in-game statistics will tell you that his squad created more opportunities that would have seen a full-time score in his favour.

Arua Hill SC kept the ball in Express’ half 20 minutes into the game but for the remaining part of the game, the home side put pressure on their visitor.

Livingstone Mbabazi’s broke the deadlock at the hour mark with a swift conversion from Robert Eseru and later in the 86th minute from Alfred Leku who needed no introduction from Express FC fans.

In other games, The Ankole Lions sit at the summit of the table after a 3-1 win over Bright Stars and Onduparaka draw against UPDF 1-1 at home.

Full Results here

Finally, Etoile de l’est is back in Rwanda’s top-flight league

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Evode Munyeshuri

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October 12, 2021

Finally, Etoile de l’est is back in Rwanda’s top-flight league — Etoile de l'Est will play in top flight league for the first time since 1998 | Courtesy Photo

Etoile de l’est has been promoted to Rwanda Premier League after 23 years of exile from the top flight. They beat Amagaju on penalties to reach this long awaited achievement.

Etoile de l’est’s win on penalties over Amagaju FC ended a run of knocking the doors of top tier league including last season’s against Gorilla FC.

It was the most anticipated game of Rwanda Division 2 between two historic clubs in Rwandan Football since both sides shared the spoils as they drew 1-1 at Huye Stadium in first leg.

Today, October 12th, at Ngoma stadium, history has been made and the Eastern Province’s pride got a promotion to Premier League after victory on penalties against Nyamagabe based club.

It was level at the break before Pierre Bugingo finally broke the deadlock 10 minutes into the second half. However, Etoile de l’est’s joy didn’t last long as Amagaju FC, through Bashir Kabagema cancelled the lead 5 minutes later. After it ended 1-1 in regular time, Amagaju FC was edged out 6-5 in the shootout.

Elsewhere in another semi-final game, Gicumbi FC is back in the Premier League after a one-year absence. Gicumbi was promoted following a 2-1 triumph over Heroes FC in the 2nd leg.

Shadad Nsengayire and goal poacher, Bertin Dusenge scored for Gicumbi while Constantin Cyubahiro netted for the visitors.

The final whistle sparked jubilation for the Gicumbi people who are now part of the elite next season after being relegated last season for what they considered as injustice.

Gicumbi FC will lock horns with Etoile de l’est in the Second Division League Final on Friday, December 15, 2021.

Ndejje University To Represent Uganda At The Women’s African Volleyball Club Championships

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Kenneth Lwanga

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October 12, 2021

The Luwero based club Ndejje University were on Sunday crowned champions of the National Club Championship after defeating Kampala based KCCA.

In the event that was scheduled for 9th and 10th in the beautiful hill packed Kabale district, Ndejje University emerged superior among all 14 women’s teams that participated in the National Club Championships.

Ndejje University after going past group stages was faced with a tough opponent, COBAP in the quarter-final who they overcame 3-0 to later face Serie B Women’s side Trust OBB.

Trust OBB did a very job to eliminate league title holders KCB-Nkumba 3-1 to face Ndejje in the semi-finals but this was a hard pill for them to swallow. Ndejje University won the match 3-0.

On the other hand, KCCA defeated Nemo 3-0 to play Sport-S in the semi-finals in which the match ended 3-0. Both finalists, Ndejje and KCCA reached the finals after defeating their opponent in 3 straight sets but only Ndejje University could continue with this winning streak. Final score 3-0

The winner of the National Club Championship both in the men and women represents the country in the African Club Championship.

The men’s final was not played because of time and will be played at a later date that will be communicated by the federation.

The National Volleyball League is scheduled to launch on 23rd October 2021.

Saidi Amisi led IPRC Kigali to a pivotal win to end the Patriots’ unbeaten league record

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Evode Munyeshuri

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September 26, 2021

IPRC Kigali snapped the Patriots’ 22-game league win streak on Saturday with a 76-69 win at Kigali Arena. Saidi Amisi “Carmelo” was the standout for IPRC Kigali, scoring 25 points and 13 rebounds as the Patriots lost in BK National League for the first time since Feb. 14, 2020.

This Clash in the BKBNL Group A leaders saw the return of the big man, Saidi Amisi for the Kicukiro based club. Amisi who joined Uganda’s Power BC before the start of this season was back in IPRC Kigali following as Uganda National Basketball League could not be resumed due to the effects of covid 19.

Saidi Amisi had a nice game as he hit an incredible number from the mid-range shot and he also defended surprisingly well the times he was on Bush Wamukota.

In the game, IPRC Kigali led the first quarter by one, 15-14 but The Patriots reacted fast and took the lead before the break, 31-32. They extend the gap to finish the third quarter with an 8 points lead, 48-56.

In the last quarter, Bahufite’s team snuffed the deficit and took control of the game to claim the first win against the Patriots since January 17, 2020. The thriller ended 76-69.

Congolese center Saidi Amisi made a double-double in this victory, 25 points, and 13 rebounds. IPRC Kigali improves to a 10-1 win/loss record in the 2021 BK Basketball National League.

The Patriots were on 22 games win streak in the league as they last suffered a defeat on February 14, 2020 against REG BBC, 64-77.

In other game, REG BBC edged a 64-61 narrow win over APR BBC with hefty contributions from Beleck Bell (13 points), Dogget Quinton Meddrick, with 12 points, and Pascal Niyonkuru, who had 11 from the bench.

Manga Pitchu led the scoring for APR with 19 points and 13 rebounds, while Micheal Bwanga added 12 points.

REG BBC comfortably occupy the first spot in BKBNL Group B rankings after collecting the 4 points of yesterday’s game against APR. As a reminder, these teams drew in the first-leg match and the rule says that the winner of the second leg, pockets 4 points off two games and a looser takes 2.

REG Women BBC stun The Hoops a few hours after the rebrand

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Evode Munyeshuri

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September 25, 2021

REG Women BBC stun The Hoops a few hours after the rebrand — Action between REG Women BBC (Red) and The Hoops Rwanda . Photo by Innocent Shema/REG

Following a three-year deal between Ubumwe Sports Initiative and Rwanda Energy Group for the latter to take management of the club, Ubumwe BBC, now REG Women BBC beat the defending champions, The Hoops Rwanda 54-40 for the first time in the league in the last 2 seasons.

Founded in 2011, Ubumwe BBC had maintained its name for 10 years until yesterday, Friday, September 24, 2021, when the Club owners, with the representatives of Rwanda Energy Group, unveiled a 3-year partnership deal to rebrand the Basketball Club as REG Women BBC with immediate effect.

Friday’s press conference to announce the new partnership deal between Ubumwe Sports Initiative and Rwanda Energy Group | Photo Credit : REG

New REG Women BBC did not disappoint in their first match after the new deal by dominating rival, The Hoops Rwanda in all quarters of the game. This all happened in front of the new club management and board members who were present at Amahoro to support the news cause.

In a short conversation with REG W BBC head Coach after this crucial victory, Esperance Mukaneza said that the new sponsorship deal has boosted the team’s financial status.

“As you can see, we brought back Rose Akon, we brought in another player, Mireille Nyota, who plays like a center, a post we had been suffering for a long time. These quality additions require resources in terms of money” said Mukaneza

She added that “The financial stability in the club have raised our moral as you have seen that we beat the title holders in style.”

The new brand, REG Women BBC played today’s game with notable absences include the injured Ange Nelly and Georgia Odhiambo who is out for national duty with Kenya Lionesses in Women’s AfroBasket. However, the info says that this Basketball Club has reached an agreement with National Women Basketball Captain, Tierra Henderson to help them in the playoffs.

Tierra will be added to Mireille Muganza Nyota and Rose Akon Paul to uplift the overall team performance and realize their dreams of clinching the league title for the first time since 2014.

Mireille Nyota Muganza, New REG W BBC Center scored 24 points, grabbed 25 rebounds and provided 6 assists on her debut | Photo: REG

The BK National Women’s League actions continue this Saturday, September 25, in Kigali Arena. REG W BBC face off the former champions, APR W BBC.

APR BBC hits triple digits for the fourth time this season in a heavy win over UR-CMHS

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Evode Munyeshuri

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September 18, 2021

APR BBC hits triple digits for the fourth time this season in a heavy win over UR-CMHS — APR BBC Star, Armel Sangwe helps the Army side extend the undefeated run in BK Basketball National League | Photo Credit: FERWABA

APR Basketball Club breaks triple digits in their 141-40 victory against UR-CMHS. Every single player contributing to the scoreboard with eight players scoring in double-digits.

Following a two months-long halt, Rwanda’s BK Basketball National League resumed actions on Friday with 4 games on agenda, however, most of them had to be postponed due to heavy rain.

At Amahoro outdoor court, UR-CMHS hosted APR BBC and the Army side had no mercy for those students from the College of Medicine and Health Sciences as they handed them a heavy defeat of 141-40.

APR dominated all the quarters of the game and finish the game with more than a hundred points difference. 43-6, 28-15, 39-13, and 31-6.

Armel Sangwe scored a team-high 26 points and a game-high while Eric Munyaneza, in his first game back from a long injury, dropped a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

On the Rankings, APR BBC is now on a 7-games undefeated streak. After this match, they traveled to spend the night in Huye where they have a serious challenge in IPRC South.

In other fixtures of the day, Espoir BBC played 30 Plus BBC in a match that was worth 4 points due to a draw in the first leg. However, the rain did not bless the encounter as the game stopped with less than one minute and twenty-three seconds to end. Espoir was leading 57-44.

The game between Rusizi BBC and IPRC South had to be stopped due to heavy rain too while IPRC Musanze vs Shoot 4 stars was postponed before it started.

BKBNL continue today,

12:00 EAT, Tigers BBC vs IPRC Musanze @ Amahoro
14:00 EAT, Espoir BBC vs REG BBC @ Amahoro
14:00 EAT, UR Huye vs IPRC Kigali @ UR Huye
13:00 EAT, UR-CMHS vs Rusizi BBC @ IPRC South
15:00 EAT, IPRC South vs APR BBC @ IPRC South

Daudi Okello Crowned Tourney Top Scorer, Uganda Players With Overall Outstanding Performances.

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Kenneth Lwanga

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September 15, 2021

The Volleyball Cranes No. 14 and assistant captain, Daudi Okello tops the score charts at the recently concluded Men’s African Nations Volleyball Championships.

Opposite attacker, Daudi Okello from Uganda made a huge statement after emerging as the players to have made the most points for the entire tournament. The opposite attacker accumulated 141 points from 124 attacks, 11 blocks and 6 serves.

Daudi Okello who currently plays for KAVC in Uganda has had stints for clubs in Turkey like Galatasaray HDI Sigorta, Tokat Belediye Plevne, and in Korea for Cheonan HC Skywalkers.

Okello was not the only player to make impressive stats, No. 3 Engwau Sam came in 3rd on the top blockers list, Okumu Smith came in as No. 1 setter of the tournament, Captain George Aporu, and Emmanuel Elanyu were among the top 10 diggers, and receivers of the ball.

For Uganda who was making its very first appearance at the Men’s African Nations Volleyball Championships, emerging in 5th place, and best in East African is a huge achievement and one that will be a challenge for them to maintain.

Among the East African countries that participated in the championship, Uganda came out as number 1 followed by Rwanda, Kenya, South Sudan, and Tanzania in that order.

For full tournament details click here

The Volleyball Cranes Crumple Rwanda To Take 5th Place At The African Nations Volleyball Championship

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Kenneth Lwanga

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September 15, 2021

Uganda’s Volleyball Cranes had another chance to face rivals Rwanda and this time walked away with a victory that got them 5th place at the Men’s African Nations Volleyball Championship.

The Volleyball Cranes yesterday went down in the history books of Uganda volleyball after they beat neighbors Rwanda in a match that would determine who would take 5th place.

The crowd at Kigali Arena this time was not as big as it was in the Group A top spot decider between the two nations in the previous match where Rwanda overwhelmed Uganda.

Rwanda only managed to secure set 1 and the rest went to Uganda RWA 1-3 UGA. Uganda played this match with a lot more composure compared to the previous encounter.

According to statistics mistakes that lead to losing points, for example, poor service of the ball were reduced significantly with only 4 poor services from the entire match. The Volleyball Cranes also accumulated numerous points from attacks and blocks compares to Rwanda.

For a team making a debut at such a continental tournament, Uganda has indeed written history by achieving 5th place.

Tunisia defended the title after defeating Cameroon to record their 11th and Egypt beat Morocco to take the Bronze.

Awards:

Best Server – Arthur Kody (Cameroon)
Best Blocker – Christian Voukeng Mbativou (Cameroon)
Best Setter – Khalid Ben Slimane (Tunisia)
Best Attacker – Wassim Ben Tara (Tunisia)
Best Receiver – Zouheir Elgraoui (Morocco)
Best Libero – Mohamed Reda (Egypt)
Most Valuable Player – Mohamed El Hachdadi (Morocco)

Final Rankings:

Tunisia
Cameroon
Egypt
Morocco
Uganda
Rwanda
Nigeria
DR Congo
Kenya
Mali
Burundi
Niger
Burkina Faso
South Sudan
Ethiopia
Tanzania (disqualified earlier)

For full tournament results click here

OBB VS KAVC To Serveoff National Volleyball League Activities

Iganga based OBB to play Kampala Amateur Volleyball Club (KAVC) in the opening match of the National Volleyball League 2021/2021 season

5th year in a row, Patriots meet rivals REG BBC in the playoffs final

Patriots and REG BBC swept their opponents to secure spots in the BKBNL Playoffs finals and this will be the fifth in a row since 2016 that the two clubs meet each other in the final.

Arua Hill SC Pock Express Where It Hurts The Most

New top-flight league entrants, Arua Hill SC make a massive statement at Wankulukuku after an astounding win over league title holders Express FC.

Finally, Etoile de l’est is back in Rwanda’s top-flight league

Etoile de l’est has been promoted to Rwanda Premier League after 23 years of exile from the top flight. They beat Amagaju on penalties to reach this long awaited achievement.

Ndejje University To Represent Uganda At The Women’s African Volleyball Club Championships

The Luwero based club Ndejje University were on Sunday crowned champions of the National Club Championship after defeating Kampala based KCCA.

Saidi Amisi led IPRC Kigali to a pivotal win to end the Patriots’ unbeaten league record

IPRC Kigali snapped the Patriots’ 22-game league win streak on Saturday with a 76-69 win at Kigali Arena. Saidi Amisi “Carmelo” was the standout for IPRC Kigali, scoring 25 points and 13 rebounds as the Patriots lost in BK National League for the first time since Feb. 14, 2020.

REG Women BBC stun The Hoops a few hours after the rebrand

Following a three-year deal between Ubumwe Sports Initiative and Rwanda Energy Group for the latter to take management of the club, Ubumwe BBC, now REG Women BBC beat the defending champions, The Hoops Rwanda 54-40 for the first time in the league in the last 2 seasons.

APR BBC hits triple digits for the fourth time this season in a heavy win over UR-CMHS

APR Basketball Club breaks triple digits in their 141-40 victory against UR-CMHS. Every single player contributing to the scoreboard with eight players scoring in double-digits.

Daudi Okello Crowned Tourney Top Scorer, Uganda Players With Overall Outstanding Performances.

The Volleyball Cranes No. 14 and assistant captain, Daudi Okello tops the score charts at the recently concluded Men’s African Nations Volleyball Championships.

The Volleyball Cranes Crumple Rwanda To Take 5th Place At The African Nations Volleyball Championship

Uganda’s Volleyball Cranes had another chance to face rivals Rwanda and this time walked away with a victory that got them 5th place at the Men’s African Nations Volleyball Championship.

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