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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>As the Silverbacks exit Kigali today after their quarterfinal show at the Fiba Afrobasket Championship, the Volleyball Cranes get in on the action in the African Nations Championship.<\/p>\n

Unlike the Silverbacks who were appearing at the continental stage for the third straight time, Shilla Omuriwe Buyongo and her charges are here for the first time ever and any kind of experience will help.<\/p>\n

Team captain George Aporu told Daily Monitor that while the nation has not been at the championship before, different players in the team have experienced something similar or at least close to this level.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a good number of players who have been at the top level of African volleyball,\u201d Aporu said.<\/p>\n

Aporu himself, Smith Okumu, Emmanuel Elanyu, Bernard Malinga and Johnson Rukundo are some of the players who have played at the Africa Clubs Championship. The team also has hard-hitter Daudi Okello who has played at the top level in Europe and Asia.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a country it is the first time we are here but as players I think we\u2019ve some good experience to ride on,\u201d Aporu said.<\/p>\n

Early preparations<\/p>\n

The Cranes started preparations for the championship over a month ago under newly appointed Omuriwe and Luke Eitit.<\/p>\n

The month-long camp held at Nkumba University got players back in shape after a lengthy period of no competitive volleyball.<\/p>\n

However, with the team subjected to the mandatory seven-day quarantine on arrival in Kigali, regression kicked in.<\/p>\n

The team\u2019s first training session in Kigali was held on Saturday after their second Covid-19 tests.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had gained some momentum before coming here and we would have loved to continue with that,\u201d Aporu said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat didn\u2019t happen for us but we shall not relent. We are using the time we have and we\u2019ll be ready.\u201d<\/p>\n

The championship sarts today with the technical meeting and action serves off tomorrow.<\/p>\n

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