Rwanda made no mistake to collect maximum points against neighbor Burundi after a 3 straight sets win that puts them on top of Group A after matchday 1.
In front of a big crowd yesterday, Rwanda’s men’s national team displayed dominance over Burundi. This win puts them at the summit of Group A followed by Uganda, Burkina Fuso, and Burundi.
The boys from the country of a million hills had full command for the entire game giving away no set to their opponent. Burundi at the beginning had a brief lead in the 1st set but this only lasted a couple of points.
Burundi proved to be a threat in the 2nd set where they managed to score 19 points but this could not intimidate Rwanda. The 3rd and final set was tough for Burundi as they scored less than what came from previous sets. (15-25), (19-25), (12-25)
The president of the Republic of Rwanda Paul Kagame and Rwandan Minister of sports Mrs. Mumyangaju Mimosa were there to embrace the ceremony in support of their nation.
In other games, Uganda played Burkina Fuso in the tournament’s opening match and the latter managed to win set 3 when the volleyball cranes headed by coach Shilla Omuriwe Buyungo lost a little composure but later regained control of the game to win 3-1. (25-15), (25-18), (26-28), (25-13).
In Match 2 Cameroon faced RDC, a match which ended in favor of Cameroon though, RDC managed to win one set. 3-1 (25-19), (22-25), (25-15), (25-17). Match 3 had to go into the decisive set as South Sudan and Ethiopia played a cat and mouse chase game. Ethiopia emerged victorious 2-3 (25-23), (20-25), (25-20), (21-25), (9-15).
Match 4 between Mali and Niger was also a lengthy one with 5 sets played before a winner was decided. Mali walked away with the win despite 3 players getting injured 3-2 (21-25), (25-20), (31-33), (26-24), (15-12).
And the last match for the was between 10-time titler holder and defending champions Tunisia and Nigeria. Tunisia started their defense for the Men’s African Nations Volleyball Championship with a 3 straight sets win 3-0 (25-15), (25-21), (25-18)
Matches resume today as follows
10:00 Pool C: Niger vs RDC
12:00 Pool B: Tunisia vs Ethiopia
14:00 Pool B: Nigeria vs South Sudan
16:00 Pool C: Mali vs Cameroon
18:00 Pool D: Morocco vs Tanzania
20:00 Pool D: Kenya vs Egypt
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