The Volleyball governing body of Africa, CAVB has named Rwanda as the host of the continent’s most prestigious volleyball competition, The Men and Women Africa Nations Volleyball Championships.
The announcement was made in a letter addressed to all national volleyball federations under CAVB on Monday, 2nd August 2021, and signed by the president of the continent’s governing body.
In recent months, it has been observed that Rwanda is hosting various continental and international sports events, and being a couple of nations that sent in bids to host, chances were high for the event to end up in the country of 1000 hills.
The documented French read in part that interested national federations have been given until the 6th of August to hand in their registrations. Thereafter, CAVB will be allowed 3 days to assess these registrations and ask the federations to confirm their participation on the 9th of August.
The deadline for submission of all appropriate documentation has been set to 22nd August henceforth the tournament calendar will be announced. FRVB as the host federation has also posted on their official tweeter handle stating that an official release will be coming soon.
Neighbours to the north of Rwanda, Uganda already made a public announcement affirming their interest for the men’s national to participate in this reputable contest.
For a huge contest like CAVB Africa Nations Volleyball Championships, one would wonder where a small country like Rwanda would host the event, but for those who have been attending sports events, the magnificent Kigali Arena comes as a no surprise on the list of venues or even the only venue.
The stadium not only hosts basketball games but also volleyball as we have seen the recently concluded Genocide Memorial Tournament hosted there. There is no doubt the new FRVB board is working around the clock to see that the already capable Kigali Arena is ready come time for the competition.
Amidst all the current world scares of COVID-19, Rwanda is one of many nations that has exhibited proper implementation of Standard Operating Procedures to combat the pandemic and for that matter is a worthy candidate for this obligation.
