Uganda National Volleyball League Top Tier League Team Number Goes Down.

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August 28, 2021

The Men’s and Women’s Uganda National Volleyball League Serie A season 2021/2022 will see the number of participating teams reduce by almost half.

Season 2021/2022 of the Uganda National Volleyball League will have a lower number of competitors participating in the top-tier Serie A for both the women’s and men’s leagues.

Previously the women’s league only had one tier but this will change come season 2021/2022 of the Uganda National Volleyball League where two tiers have been created, Serie A and Serie B.

The creation of a lower-tier will most definitely bring more competition to the women league as teams in the top tier will clash to avoid relegation and also lower-tier teams will want to join the top guns.

KCB Nkumba-A is the titleholder after defeating KCCA in the playoffs final in 2019 at the MTN Arena.

Women Serie A

Espoir
KCB Nkumba-A
KCB Nkumba-B
KCCA
Ndejje University
Sport-S
VVC
UCU

Women Serie B

COBAP
CVA
KAVC-A
Kampala University
MUST
NEMO
Thunders
Trust-OBB
Kla-Royal

On the men’s side, there will be 3 tiers, Serie A, Serie B, and Serie C as has been the case from previous seasons. Once again, fans should expect tight competition from the 7-team Serie A in the relegation battle.

NEMO Stars hold the league title from the previous season after they declared champions in 2019.

Men Serie A

Airforce
KAVC-A
KCCA
Ndejje University
Nemo Starts
OBB
Sports-S
Prisons
Nkumba
UCU

Men Serie B

COBAP
Jinja
Kampala University
Lira
Magic
Mak-Titans
Police
Sky
Tigers
VVC
Wazeei
Ark
Bukedea-Mission
Skyline
MYVC

Men Serie C

AI
Aztecs
Bugema University
Elyon
Laureus
Mak-Staff
St. Agnes
St. Charles Lwanga
Thunders
UPDF
KAVC-C
Kla-Royal

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic headache, Uganda Volleyball Federation rolled out an activity calendar that describes the Uganda National Volleyball League to begin mid-September. The men’s national team is out in Rwanda for the African National Volleyball Championships which will run through September.

Chances are that the men’s top-tier league may be delayed due to participating team players being out for national duty. This may not be a reason to delay the other Series.

Expectantly the league starts as scheduled as it has been a long while since fans witnessed action from one of the most entertaining leagues in the country.

The Silverbacks Take Advantage Of Cameroon’s Wounds

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Kenneth Lwanga

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August 27, 2021

The Silverbacks of Uganda record first win against wounded Cameroon who played with less than the allowed number of players.

Cameroon continues to suffer and this time losing yet another match to Uganda. Their first misery came when they had to forfeit the match to South Sudan after registering positive COVID-19 cases in their camp.

The Silverbacks made no mistake capitalizing on the disadvantaged Cameroon side who played with a roster of 9 players rather than the usual 12. The boys from the pearl of Africa led the entire match leaving their opponent no chance to take the lead.

Despite the loss to Africa Giants, Senegal in the opening game, The Silverbacks came properly inclined to win their first game of the tournament Q1 (27-22) Q2 (17-11) Q3 (18-14) Q4 (18-19) ending the match 80-66

Apart from the improved performance of the entire team, the main highlight of the match came from the show by Adam Seiko who gathered 20 points from the 26 minutes spent on court.

Silvervacks — Adam Seiko’s outstanding performances yielded 20 points | Photo Credit: fiba.basketball

This result drives Uganda to the top spot in Group D above group favorite Senegal who face South Sudan tonight.

Cameroon will have to work harder to qualify to the next stage as they face Senegal in the last match of the group stages. Uganda hopes to win their last group stage match in order to increase their chances of qualifying.

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The Volleyball Cranes Off To Kigali Ahead Of The Continental Championship

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Kenneth Lwanga

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August 27, 2021

Uganda men’s national volleyball team, the Volleyball Cranes today set off to Kigali, Rwanda to take part in the African Nations Volleyball Championship.

After over three weeks of preparation, The Volleyball Cranes are ready to set off to Kigali, Rwanda for the African Nations Volleyball Championship. The championship is scheduled to take place in phases from September 5th to 20th.

The 1st phase will start from September 5th to 16th with the men’s category and September 10th to 20th with the women’s category.

July 21st at a press conference staged at the offices of the Uganda Volleyball Federation, the federation announced the new head coach, technical team, and a list of Volleyball Cranes players to head into training camp.

After 3 weeks in camp, 14 players were selected and announces at another press conference at Old Kampala Arena. The selected players will represent the nation at the continental championship.

The 14 players include

Okumu Smith
Oboke Marino
Engwau Sam
Okia Emmanuel
Malinga Bernard
Okello Daudi
Otim Dickens
Aporu George
Olokotum Allan Ejiet
Rukundo Johnson
Angiro Nespal Gideon
Atuhaire Brian
Nabanja Sharif
Elanyu Emma

List of Officials

Kigundu Ahmed – Team Manager
Bwesigye Nason – Consultant Coach
Omuriwe Buyungo Shilla Allison – Head Coach
Eittit Einstein Luke – Assistant Coach
Bukoma Samuel Keen – Referee
Wamukota Chris – Statistician

Kenneth Gasana Instrumental In Executing Plan For Rwanda Victory

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Evode Munyeshuri

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August 26, 2021

Kenneth Gasana’s distinguished performance helps Rwanda log yet another win as host of the continent’s most prestigious basketball tournament, AfroBasket.

Rwanda has proven to be a force to be reckoned with after a second win in the AfroBasket 2021 that propels them to the top of Group A. This comes at the expense of Angola who suffers yet another loss after losing 71-77 to Cape Verde.

As the final score (68-71) states, it was a close game, there was nothing between Angola and Rwanda when the 1st quarter ended and half-time only had Angola lead by 3 points.

Angola went ahead to stretch the lead in the 3rd quarter and at this point, they were favorites to win the match. However, Rwanda was not ready to let it slip easily.

Angola had the 6 minutes down into the 4th quarter but that to a 3 pointer by Jean Jacques, Rwanda took the lead and never turned back. The main turning point of the game was at 1 minute to go, score (68-68) when Alex Mpoyo made a 3 pointer that would later have them win the match 68-71.

With all that said, Kenneth Gasana should be the man to receive most of the credit for helping his side execute the perfect plan to plunge Angola to the bottom of the table.

Head coach, Cheikh Sarr’s tactics of playing Kenneth Gasana for almost the entire game paid off. Kenneth played 36 minutes which was more than any other player who stepped foot to play on the court.

Kenneth Gasana went ahead to top the score charts with 18 points and 4 steals.

Angola hopes to log their first win in the upcoming Group A match against Congo DR while Rwanda might go unbeaten in the group stages should they win the encounter with Cape Verde. Both games will be played on Saturday, August 28th, 2021.

East Vs West Africa Affair As Uganda And Kenya Are Squandered By Senegal And Cote D’Ivoire

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Kenneth Lwanga

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August 25, 2021

Uganda and Kenya are not off to a good start as West Africa sides Senegal and Cote D’Ivoire secure the opening match win thanks to the East Africa counterparts.

Unlike host Rwanda, East African representatives Uganda and Kenya have not shared the joy of opening match glory.

The Silverbacks were faced with the huge task of challenging five-time AfroBasket champions The Lions of Senegal in their Group D opener. Apart from leading all quarters of the games, The Lions made a massive statement in the 3rd quarter with a 19 point range between them and opponent The Silverbacks.

Atlanta Hawks player Gorgui Dieng led the score charts with 19 points while the USA-based Adam Seiko led the charts for Uganda with 12 points. Match ended 93-55 (24-14, 19-17, 28-9, 25-15)

The same fate for Uganda was witnessed for The Morans of Kenya though the difference was not as extended as that from the Silverbacks-Lions game.

It was challenging to predict a probable match-winner after the 1st and 2nd quarter as there was no significant difference between them Q1(26-24) and Q2(13-25) going into the half-time break square.

However, Cote D’Ivoire proved to be the match favorite after ending the 3rd quarter with a 6 point lead Q3(21-15) and also went on to win the match 88-70.

Kenya’s Taylor Ongwae who plays for the Danish club, Bakken Bears topped the score charts with 25 points while Matt Costello helped Cote D’Ivoire secure a win scoring 20 points.

Uganda faces another tough opponent in Cameroon on August 27th. Cameroon were forced to give away a win to South Sudan after registering positive COVID-19 cases in their camp. Cameroon will not make it a smooth ride for The Silverbacks following the circumstances mentioned above.

The same goes to say for The Morans from Kenya as a tough opponent, Nigeria awaits their next fixture on August 27th.

Will The Stanbic Uganda Cup 2020-2021 Season Be Concluded?

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Kenneth Lwanga

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August 18, 2021

The Stanbic Uganda Cup has once again been postponed one day to the first scheduled semi-final tie.

This is the second time the Uganda Cup is postponed this season as the first time came as a result of concerns related to COVID-19 in June.

This time the reason mainly revolves around the engagement of participating players in national engagements. “The National Team preparations for Kenya vs Uganda and Uganda vs Mali are underway. Vipers and Express have more than 3 players in the training camp,” said Nalule.

Draws were conducted a couple of weeks ago and dates were set between August 19th and 30th with Vipers to play against Police FC and League Champions Express FC to play against BUL FC.

At the moment the national team is in a training camp ahead of matches scheduled in Jordan against the Syrian national team on August 23rd and 26th, 2021. Thereafter, they travel to Addis Ababa to face Ethiopia on August 29th.

The national team will then play their first qualifier match against Kenya on September 2nd at Nyayo National Stadium.

Apart from national engagements, participants, Express FC have continental engagements where they will face Sudan’s Al Merrikh in the CAF Champions League, between September 10th and 12th for the 1st leg and September 19th and 21st for the 2nd leg.

With a tight calendar that will have the league commence in October when is the appropriate to have the Stanbic Uganda Cup played to the conclusion?

AFCON 2021: Neighbours Egypt And Sudan Linedup In Group D

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Kenneth Lwanga

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August 18, 2021

Egypt will battle it out with neighbours to the south, Sudan in Group D alongside Nigeria, and Guinea-Bissau.

The African Cup Of Nations is scheduled to be hosted by Cameroon in 2022 beginning with group stage games between January 9th and 20th, round of 16 between January 23rd and 26th, quarter-finals January 29th and 30th, semi-final February 2nd and 3rd, and the finals on February 6th.

The draws held in Yaounde on the evening of Tuesday 17th, 2021, saw north African giants pitted in Group D together with three-time African champions Nigeria.

Host Cameroon also learnt their fate in Group A with Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, and Cape Verde.

2021 AFCON draws

Group A: Cameroon, Ethiopia, Cape Verde, Burkina Faso

Group B: Malawi, Zimbabwe, Guinea, Senegal

Group C: Comoros Islands,Gabon, Ghana, Morocco

Group D: Sudan, Guinea Bissau, Egypt, Nigeria

Group E: Equatorial Guinea, Sierra Leone, Cote d’Ivoire, Algeria

Group F: Gambia, Mauritania, Mali, Tunisia

Arua Hill Champions Of The FUFA Big League, Gaddafi FC Upheld To Top Flight League.

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Kenneth Lwanga

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August 17, 2021

Arua Hill’s 1-0 victory over Tooro United earns them a FUFA Big League whereas first-timers, Gaddafi FC frustrate Proline FC to book a Premier League spot.

Only one goal was needed to make the difference for Arua Hill as they faced Tooro United in the playoffs encounter at FUFA Technical Center in Njeru. Not the same can be said for Proline FC as they missed out on a chance to return to top-flight football.

25 minutes was enough time for the boys from the Rwenzori group to secure a win through Rashid Kawawa. Unfortunately, opponents Tooro United ended the game with one man less due to the ejection of Patrick Serunjogi.

First-timers Gaddafi FC made no mistake collapsing Proline FC’s dreams of returning to the premier league after 2 sweet strikes from Steven Munguchi and Frank Mulimi.

Champions – Arua Hill SC
Runners up – Tooro United FC
Third Place – Gaddafi FC
Fourth Place – Proline FC
Fifth Place – Blacks Power FC
Sixth Place – Nyamityobora FC

The 3 top teams, Arua Hill SC, Tooro United FC, and Gaddafi FC will join Express, URA, Vipers, KCCA, Bright Stars, Police, Mbarara City, UPDF, Wakiso Giants, SC Villa, BUL, Onduparaka, and Busoga United in The Uganda Premier League.

Coming up on FUFA’s calendar is the pre-season Pilsner Super 8 scheduled to take place between September 15th and 30th.

The Uganda Premier League is expected to start on October 15th, 2021.

Paulo De Tarso Milagres returns to Rwanda for another stint as the Senior National Teams Volleyball Head Coach

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Evode Munyeshuri

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August 4, 2021

In a bid to prepare for the African Nations Champions to be held in Kigali in early September, Brazilian Paulo De Tarso Milagres has been appointed as the Head Coach of the National Men’s and Women’s Volleyball Team, tasked to perform well in the upcoming African Nations Championships.

Paulo De Tarso Milagres has been re-appointed by the Rwanda Volleyball Federation. The Brazilian tactician returns for his second stint where he led Rwanda between 2010 and 2011 before being replaced by Kenyan Paul Bitok.

In the men’s team, Paulo De Tarso Milagres will be assisted by the experienced Fidèle Nyirimana as the 1st assistant coach and Dominique Ntawangundi as the 2nd assistant coach while in the women’s team, he will be assisted by Jean Luc Ndayikengurukiye and Christophe Mudahinyuka as the first and second assistant coaches respectively. Gertrude Kubwimana will serve as the team administrator for both the men’s and women’s teams.

Both Rwandan teams will participate in The African Volleyball Championships which will serve also as qualifiers for the 2022 FIVB World Championships.

The African Nations Championship for women will run between September, 5th to 15th while the men’s championship is slated between September, 10th to 20th 2021. Both national teams are expected to be called up today, August 4th.

Milagres, 44, has 19 years of experience. He led Rwanda Men’s National Team and Men’s U-21 between 2010 and 2011. From 2015-2018, he was the head coach of EC Pinheiros in Brazil, 2018/2019 he was appointed assistant coach of this team before heading to Poland in the Azoty Roleski Group PWSZ Tarnów which is also where he comes from. He will be taking over from Elie Mutabazi.

Rwanda Set to travel to Dakar for friendly games

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Evode Munyeshuri

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August 3, 2021

Rwanda Set to travel to Dakar for friendly games — Rwanda NT during the training session in February 2021 at Kigali Arena | Photo Credit: NewTimes

As part of intensifying preparations for AfroBasket scheduled in Rwanda in three weeks, Rwanda will take a long trip to Senegal to play International friendly games against Senegal and Guinea before a double encounter against Egypt in Kigali Arena.

After two weeks of camping, Rwanda Head Coach, Dr. Cheikh Sarr has summoned the 17 men to travel ahead of the friendly series lined up for the team just before the 2021 AfroBasket set to be held in Kigali from August 24 to September 5, 2021.

Speaking to the Media, Dr. Sarr said, “ This is a good opportunity for us to measure our competencies. We have not had the chance to do it here. We did some scrimmage games but going to Senegal will give us the opportunity to play against NBA players that are playing at a high level”

Rwanda is set to leave for Dakar on Friday, August 6, and will return after 10 days. They will later take on a double encounter against Egypt as the final preparations for the main event.

Senegal under the guidance of Boniface Ndong who named a strong roster including two NBA players is in camp training at Marius Ndiaye stadium and they plan to use this tournament to complete the AfroBasket preparations. Kenya was expected to take part too.

In 2019, FIBA Africa announced that Rwanda will host the 30th edition of FIBA AfroBasket out beating the bids from Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, and DRC.

Rwanda will rub shoulders with DRC in the opening match on August 24, 2021

Cheikh Sarr’s 17 man Squad to travel to Senegal:

Kenneth Gasana, Prince Chinenye Ibeh, Stephane Manzi, Ntore Habimana, Aristide Mugabe, Sedar Sagamba, J.Jacques Wilison Nshobozwabyosenumukiza, Steven Hagumintwari, Armel Sangwa, Axel Mpoyo, Emile Galois Kazeneza, Arnaud Nkusi, Elie Kaje, Dieudonné Ndizeye Ndayisaba, Olivier Shyaka, Marius Tresor Ntwali, and William Robeynis

Uganda National Volleyball League Top Tier League Team Number Goes Down.

The Men’s and Women’s Uganda National Volleyball League Serie A season 2021/2022 will see the number of participating teams reduce by almost half.

The Silverbacks Take Advantage Of Cameroon’s Wounds

The Silverbacks of Uganda record first win against wounded Cameroon who played with less than the allowed number of players.

The Volleyball Cranes Off To Kigali Ahead Of The Continental Championship

Uganda men’s national volleyball team, the Volleyball Cranes today set off to Kigali, Rwanda to take part in the African Nations Volleyball Championship.

Kenneth Gasana Instrumental In Executing Plan For Rwanda Victory

Kenneth Gasana’s distinguished performance helps Rwanda log yet another win as host of the continent’s most prestigious basketball tournament, AfroBasket.

East Vs West Africa Affair As Uganda And Kenya Are Squandered By Senegal And Cote D’Ivoire

Uganda and Kenya are not off to a good start as West Africa sides Senegal and Cote D’Ivoire secure the opening match win thanks to the East Africa counterparts.

Will The Stanbic Uganda Cup 2020-2021 Season Be Concluded?

The Stanbic Uganda Cup has once again been postponed one day to the first scheduled semi-final tie.

AFCON 2021: Neighbours Egypt And Sudan Linedup In Group D

Egypt will battle it out with neighbours to the south, Sudan in Group D alongside Nigeria, and Guinea-Bissau.

Arua Hill Champions Of The FUFA Big League, Gaddafi FC Upheld To Top Flight League.

Arua Hill’s 1-0 victory over Tooro United earns them a FUFA Big League whereas first-timers, Gaddafi FC frustrate Proline FC to book a Premier League spot.

Paulo De Tarso Milagres returns to Rwanda for another stint as the Senior National Teams Volleyball Head Coach

In a bid to prepare for the African Nations Champions to be held in Kigali in early September, Brazilian Paulo De Tarso Milagres has been appointed as the Head Coach of the National Men’s and Women’s Volleyball Team, tasked to perform well in the upcoming African Nations Championships.

Rwanda Set to travel to Dakar for friendly games

As part of intensifying preparations for AfroBasket scheduled in Rwanda in three weeks, Rwanda will take a long trip to Senegal to play International friendly games against Senegal and Guinea before a double encounter against Egypt in Kigali Arena.

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