{"id":119504,"date":"2026-02-10T14:21:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T14:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/djibril-insists-gisagara-vc-are-built-to-win-title"},"modified":"2026-02-10T15:32:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T15:32:37","slug":"djibril-insists-gisagara-vc-are-built-to-win-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/djibril-insists-gisagara-vc-are-built-to-win-title","title":{"rendered":"Djibril Insists Gisagara VC Are Built to Win Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Gisagara VC\u2019s longest-serving middle blocker, Adamou Doudou Djibril, believes the club is ready to make a big statement in the 2025\/26 season as far as the Volleyball League title is concerned.<\/p>\n<p>The Nigeria international, who joined Gisagara in 2018 from Tunisian giants Espe\u0301rance de Tunis, is confident that no team will stand in their way as they push for a top-four finish before the real battle for the title begins in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have missed this chance for the past two seasons. For me, enough is enough\u2014this is our time,\u201d Djibril told Times Sport after Gisagara\u2019s comeback victory over Kepler VC on Friday. \u201cNo matter who stands in our way, I trust our team spirit to handle the challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gisagara were in their golden era when Djibril joined during the 2018\/19 season, having just claimed bronze at the African Men\u2019s Club Championship.<\/p>\n<p>However, the club\u2019s fortunes dipped after the Covid-19 pandemic, losing key players including Samuel Niyomugabo (now at APR VC), Wickliffe Dusenge (Kepler VC), and the duo of Sylvestre Ndayisaba and Ronald Muvara, who have since returned to the club this season.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the mass exodus over two seasons, Djibril chose to stay and commit his future to Gisagara.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was here when the club was on top and also when we hit the bottom\u2014places many didn\u2019t expect us to reach. But the technical staff stayed focused on their mission, and that gave me a reason to stay,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Djibril added that while the league has become more competitive, many players struggle with longevity\u2014a situation he attributes to poor health management among local athletes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have spent more than 20 years playing in different leagues outside my country. A healthy lifestyle is what kept me going. Rwandan players have the potential to achieve even more, but lack of consistency and poor body care limit how far they can go,\u201d he observed.<\/p>\n<p>Approaching the twilight of his playing career, Djibril hopes to retire on a high note.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy last wish is to see Gisagara lift not only the league trophy but also return to the continental podium. When we reach that level again, I can start thinking about retirement. Even then, I believe I can still contribute to the club as a coach,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>Gisagara VC have three matches remaining against Kirehe VC, Rwanda Energy Group (REG) and Kigali Volleyball Club (KVC) before the regular season concludes. They currently sit top of the standings with 31 points.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Rwanda<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. Gisagara VC\u2019s longest-serving middle blocker, Adamou Doudou Djibril, believes the club is ready to make a big statement in the 2025\/26 season as far as the Volleyball League title is concerned. The Nigeria international, who joined Gisagara in 2018 from Tunisian giants Espe\u0301rance de Tunis, is confident that no team will stand [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":119503,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,18],"tags":[4159,758,980],"class_list":["post-119504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-gisagara-vc","tag-rwanda","tag-volleyball"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Djibril Insists Gisagara VC Are Built to Win Title - Rwanda<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Gisagara VC\u2019s longest-serving middle blocker, Adamou Doudou Djibril, believes the club is ready to make a big statement ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/djibril-insists-gisagara-vc-are-built-to-win-title\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Djibril Insists Gisagara VC Are Built to Win Title\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Gisagara VC\u2019s longest-serving middle blocker, Adamou Doudou Djibril, believes the club is ready to make a big statement ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/djibril-insists-gisagara-vc-are-built-to-win-title\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Rwanda\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-10T14:21:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-10T15:32:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2026\/02\/sm_1770724920.993127.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"561\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/djibril-insists-gisagara-vc-are-built-to-win-title#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/djibril-insists-gisagara-vc-are-built-to-win-title\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Djibril Insists Gisagara VC Are Built to Win Title\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-10T14:21:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-10T15:32:37+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/djibril-insists-gisagara-vc-are-built-to-win-title\"},\"wordCount\":435,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/djibril-insists-gisagara-vc-are-built-to-win-title#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2026\/02\/sm_1770724920.993127.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gisagara VC\",\"Rwanda\",\"volleyball\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Sport\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/djibril-insists-gisagara-vc-are-built-to-win-title#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/djibril-insists-gisagara-vc-are-built-to-win-title\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/djibril-insists-gisagara-vc-are-built-to-win-title\",\"name\":\"Djibril Insists Gisagara VC Are Built to Win Title - 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