{"id":64272,"date":"2024-01-31T15:45:07","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T15:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/sitting-volleyball-rwanda-beat-algeria-in-mens-continental-champ"},"modified":"2024-01-31T17:36:33","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T17:36:33","slug":"sitting-volleyball-rwanda-beat-algeria-in-mens-continental-champ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/sitting-volleyball-rwanda-beat-algeria-in-mens-continental-champ","title":{"rendered":"Sitting Volleyball: Rwanda beat Algeria in men\u2019s continental champ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Rwanda kicked off their Africa Zone Sitting Volleyball Championship campaign on a positive note as the men\u2019s team beat Algeria in three straight sets at Balogun Gymnasium, Lagos, on Tuesday, January 30.<\/p>\n<p>The continental competition, which officially opened on Monday, January 29, will see the winner, in both men and women categories, book a ticket to the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games scheduled for August 28 to September 8.<\/p>\n<p>Mosaad Rashad&#8217;s men were too dangerous for the Algerians to stop as they stormed to the victory in three consecutive sets 25-13, 25-20 and 25-11.<\/p>\n<p>The team returns to action on Wednesday, January 31, when they face East African rivals Kenya, same venue.<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda is among eight countries vying for the lone ticket available to qualify for the Paris 2024 Paralympics. 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