{"id":50551,"date":"2023-08-19T15:46:18","date_gmt":"2023-08-19T15:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/volleyball-rwanda-defeats-burkina-faso-to-secure-second-win"},"modified":"2023-08-19T16:57:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T16:57:02","slug":"volleyball-rwanda-defeats-burkina-faso-to-secure-second-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/volleyball-rwanda-defeats-burkina-faso-to-secure-second-win","title":{"rendered":"Volleyball: Rwanda defeats Burkina Faso to secure second win"},"content":{"rendered":"

Peter Kamasa<\/b><\/p>\n

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Friday<\/p>\n

Burkina Faso 0-3 Rwanda<\/p>\n

Saturday<\/p>\n

Uganda vs Rwanda 3pm<\/p>\n

The national women volleyball national team maintained their winning ways after defeating Burkina Faso on Friday in the 2023 Women’s African Nations Volleyball Championship.<\/p>\n

The national side registered their second win out of three games played against Burkina in a match played at Mfandena Gymnasium. Rwanda dominated the game by beating Burkina Faso 3-0 (25-8, 25-7 and 25-14) in the game that lasted 42 minutes.<\/p>\n

Rwanda lost the first game 3-0 against Malkia Strikers of Kenya before beating 3-0 Lesotho.<\/p>\n

Also read: Rwanda Women pick first win in African Volleyball Champ<\/p>\n

This emphatic win not only earned them maximum points but also laid a formidable foundation in their pursuit of a chance of reaching the quarterfinals of the continental showpiece.<\/p>\n

Rwanda will return to court on Saturday when they take on neighbours Uganda and a win for the national side will boost their chances of finishing in second place in Group B.<\/p>\n

Rwanda has six-point tally with Uganda, Morocco has eight points while Kenya leads the group with nine points after securing four wins<\/p>\n

12 teams are taking part in the tournament including hosts Cameroon, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Egypt, Kenya, Lesotho, Mali, Morocco, Nigeria, Uganda and Rwanda.<\/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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