Gisagara Volleyball Club starts the playoffs with revenge against their rivals REG Volleyball Club.
Almost 8 months have passed since the last time the spikes were hit in the Rwanda Volleyball National League. REG who were on top before the National League was halted did not have an easy start in playoffs where they started by losing to their rivals Gisagara VC.
3-0 straight sets is not the results that everyone expected in the match of the day between the finalists from last season. REG had only 11 players in this match and left attacker Christopher Mukunzi was absent most probably because he has parted ways with the team. Gisagara, led by head coach Pierre Kwizera who is a former REG player, won the game with clear dominance, 25-18, 25-22, 25-22. It was retaliation for Gisagara following that they lost to REG in last season’s playoff finals where the latter clinched the title 2-1 (best of 3)
In other matches of the day, APR VC upset UTB giants 3-1. APR started high winning set 1 25-14 and then set 25-18. Set 3, UTB led by Fidel Nyirimana reacted by winning 25-22. APR VC finally won set 4 25-23. UTB was without the services of Cameroonian Sime Mbappe Julliard.
In the women’s category, the defending champions, UTB defeated RRA 3-0 before APR WVC overthrow KVC in a five-set thriller.
For more and detailed data about these playoffs games, check below
Rwanda National Volleyball League Men’s Playoffs and Women’s Playoffs
