Elie Mutabazi’s APR VC crowned the champions of Rwanda Volleyball National League.
APR VC led by Elie Mutabazi as the Head Coach win the volleyball league title, the league they last won in 2014 when Mutabazi was still an APR player.
APR VC came out on top after winning all four of their playoffs games. They came into the playoffs considered as underdogs, however, showed a high level of performance in the competition, smashing all the teams they came across till the final. APR VC beat UTB VC 3-2. It was a tough match for APR VC as they won the first set followed by 2 sets on the side of UTB before APR won the fourth and fifth to lift their first league title in 5 years. APR VC 3-2 UTB (25-23, 19-25, 13-25, 25-23, 15-12).
In the women’s category, UTB won the trophy without losing a single game the regular season plus the playoffs. APR WVC who last played in the final in 2018, met the defending champions UTB WVC. APR WVC had all the momentum, winning two sets in style but UTB women had other plans. UTB came out of the second set break looking to make a statement and won two straight sets to force the fifth set. In the deciding set, the experienced UTB led the game and won the set 15-10 to secure the second consecutive league title in 2 years since the volleyball club was founded in 2018. UTB WVC 3-2 APR WVC, (19-25, 19-25, 25-20, 25-21, 15 -10).
In other games from women’s category, former champions, RRA claimed the third place after beating KVC 3-0 (27-25, 25-16, 25-17) while in the men’s category, last season’s finalists battled for the third place and REG overpowered the Gisagara based club to a 3-0 win (25-10, 25-23, 25-22).
APR VC men’s team and UTB VC women’s team won trophies, each team was also awarded one million Rwandan francs (1 000 000 Rwf) the runners up APR WVC and UTB VC received 800 000 Rwf and the second runners up, RRA WVC and REG VC got 500 000 Rwf.
