{"id":1264,"date":"2021-09-10T07:42:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T07:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/volleyball-rwanda-faces-uganda-in-battle-for-group-a-top-spot"},"modified":"2021-09-10T09:06:18","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T09:06:18","slug":"volleyball-rwanda-faces-uganda-in-battle-for-group-a-top-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/volleyball-rwanda-faces-uganda-in-battle-for-group-a-top-spot","title":{"rendered":"Volleyball: Rwanda faces Uganda in battle for Group A top spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\">Rwanda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span><b>Group A<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Friday Rwanda Vs Uganda 6pm Thursday Rwanda 3-0 Burkina Faso The Rwanda men\u2019s volleyball team and neighbours Uganda face-off on Friday in a game that will determine Group A leaders at the ongoing Volleyball African Nations Championships.<\/p>\n<p>The game gets underway at 6pm CAT, at the Kigali Arena. Rwanda is one of the five countries that have already progressed to the quarter-finals along with Uganda, Tunisia, Cameroon and DR Congo.<\/p>\n<p>The hosts advanced to the round of last eight on Thursday evening after dominating Burkina Faso in straight sets 25-14, 25-20 and 25-16 to register their second victory in the competition.<\/p>\n<p>In the effortless victory over the Burkinabes, left-attacker Yves Mutabazi was named the man of the match after contributing 20 points, while captain Lawrence Yakan Guma and Patrick Kavalo Akumuntu added 14 and 7 points, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: Rwanda make it two wins in two to book a place in the quarter finals of the Men&#8217;s African Volleyball Championship. Rwanda beat Burkina Faso in straight sets.<\/p>\n<p>Set 1: 25-14 Set 2: 25-20 Set 3: 25-16#AfricaVolleyChampionship pic.twitter.com\/WGawtACvH5 A win against Uganda would see Rwanda take on first runners-up from Group D that comprises Egypt, Morocco, Kenya and Tanzania.<\/p>\n<p>Uganda also booked a quarter-final spot on Thursday after easing past Burundi in three sets 25-18, 25-15 and 25-18 to claim maximum points in two straight games, having beaten Burkina Faso in their first game on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Women\u2019s Volleyball African Nations Champions starts on Sunday, September 12, in Kigali, and will concurrently run with their men\u2019s counterparts until the latter\u2019s finals on September 16. The women\u2019s tournament will climax on September 20. Rwanda is the first country to host the two competitions at the same time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. Group A Friday Rwanda Vs Uganda 6pm Thursday Rwanda 3-0 Burkina Faso The Rwanda men\u2019s volleyball team and neighbours Uganda face-off on Friday in a game that will determine Group A leaders at the ongoing Volleyball African Nations Championships. The game gets underway at 6pm CAT, at the Kigali Arena. 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