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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>After captaining the national sitting volleyball team at three Paralympic editions, a journey that has seen the country ranked first in Africa and fifth globally, Liliane Mukobwankawe has revealed plans to retire from professional play after the 2028 games to be held in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe that it’s nearly time to give room for new talents. I plan to play my last Paralympic Games in 2028, then shift to coaching,\u201d Mukobwankawe told Times Sport after earning her Level two coaching certificate during an international sitting volleyball course held in Kigali.<\/p>\n

The 35-year-old is expected to feature in the women\u2019s national team squad for her fourth Paralympic Games next year. Her journey into the sport came after surviving a road accident that injured her right femur.<\/p>\n

After the achievements she has made in the game, Mukobwankawe says she now wants to inspire people living with disabilities to take on sports.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve already started coaching, particularly in seatball, to prepare for this next chapter (in coaching),\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n

Mukobwankawe currently coaches some seatball teams in Kamonyi District. Although seatball isn\u2019t part of the Paralympic program, she says it brings together members of the community living with disabilities and provides an opportunity for developing future sitting volleyball players.<\/p>\n

\u201cSitball is like a foundation for sitting volleyball. It\u2019s a sport that mainly brings together people with disabilities,\u201d she explained. \u201cI chose it because it plays a role in reaching out to them to shape another generation that will carry forward the legacy we\u2019ve built on the world stage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Born in 1989 in Kamonyi District, Southern Province, Mukobwankawe grew up passionate about sports, especially basketball. However, her basketball dreams were cut short after a road accident at the age of seven left her with a disability in her right femur.<\/p>\n

Her sporting ambitions reignited in 2007 while she was in Senior Four, after meeting a coach who introduced her to sitting volleyball.<\/p>\n

In 2016, she was on the 12-woman squad that represented Rwanda in Rio de Janeiro. Since then, she has captained the national team through three consecutive Paralympic Games.<\/p>\n

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