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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Fixtures<\/b>
\nJuly 30<\/b>
\nRwanda Vs South Africa<\/b>
\nAugust 1<\/b>
\nRwanda Vs Maldives<\/b>
\nAugust 3<\/b>
\nRwanda Vs Australia<\/b><\/p>\n

The national men\u2019s beach volleyball team will face South Africa in the opening match of the forthcoming Commonwealth games scheduled for July 28 to August 8 in Birmingham.<\/p>\n

Rwanda were drawn in Group B alongside South Africa, Maldives and Australia.<\/p>\n

Head coach Christopher Mudahinyuka, speaking to Times Sport on Monday, admitted that, \u201cwe won\u2019t take any chances by underestimating any opponent.<\/p>\n

A confident Mudahinyuka says he anticipates stiff competition in Birmingham and has prepared his team accordingly, stressing that the main target is to \u201cadvance from the group stage.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are having good preparations, the boys are in good form and ready for the competition. Our major target is to reach the quarter-finals, and from that stage, we can focus on each game as it comes,\u201d Mudahinyuka said.<\/p>\n

The Rwanda duo will begin their campaign against South Africa on July 30 before taking on Maldives on August 1 and wrapping up the Group stages with a clash against Australia on August 3.<\/p>\n

The quarter finals of the men\u2019s category will be played across three sessions on Friday 5 August and the semi-finals will be played in two sessions on Saturday 6 August. Both bronze and gold medal matches will be held on Sunday 7 August.<\/p>\n

Olivier Ntagengwa and Venuste Gatsinze have been in training for the last three weeks and will depart for Birmingham on July 23 alongside the rest of the Rwandan delegation. Rwanda will field athletes in Cycling, Athletics and Swimming.<\/p>\n

Groups<\/b><\/p>\n

Group A: Canada, Gambia, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Sri Lanka<\/p>\n

Group B: Australia, Rwanda, South Africa and Maldives<\/p>\n

Group C: England, New Zealand, Cyprus and Tuvalu.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Rwanda<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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