KAMPALA: A contingent of 12 players and 4 official from League Champions Nkumba University Volleyball Club were flagged off for Egypt on Wednesday by National Council of Sports Officials in Lugogo.The team is to represent Uganda in Confederation of African Volley Ball (CAVB) event.
Head of Communications & Corporate Affairs, Ismail Dhakaba Kigongo on behalf of NCS flagged off the team.
Nkumba and Vision Volleyball Club represented Uganda in the 29th Edition in Egypt. Nkumba finished 9th while VVC settled for 11th.
Youngsters Nakayo Bridget, Aluuta Rebbeca, Kansiime Emilly and Alungat Scovia are the rookies for the championship while, Veteran setter Eunice Nuwabigaaba alongside Namakobe Halima, Ikilai Cissy and Akanyo Agnes have been sidelined.
“Our target is to get into the quarter finals, said Assistant Coach Godwin Ssenyondo.
Egypt’s Al Ahly SC are the defending Champions of the competition.
The 30th Edition of the CAVB event starts on March 16-25, 2019 in Cairo – Egypt.
SQUAD:
- Doreen Akiteng
- Winnie Nambeko
- Flavia Nanadwula
- Astreede Agaaba
- Habiba Namalla
- Grace Akiror
- Bridget Nakaye
- Rebbeca Alutia
- Emilly Kansiime
- Scovia Alungat
- Saidat Nungi
- Monica Aloyo
OFFICIALS:
Manager: Salma Kairungi
Head Coach: Tonny Lakony
Assistant Coach: Godwin Ssenyondo
Referee: Dorothy Namusoke
NKUMBA MATCHES AT THE 2018 AWCC GAMES:
06/03/18 ACW Al Ahly 3 – 0 Nkumba (25 – 7, 25 – 12, 25 – 16)
09/03/18 ACW Nyong et Kelle 0 – 3 Nkumba (22 – 25, 18 – 25, 14 – 25)
10/03/18 ACW Nkumba 0 – 3 Revenue (18 – 25, 22 – 25, 19 – 25)
12/03/18 ACW Nkumba 3 – 0 ASEC Mimosas (25 – 10, 25 – 9, 25 – 15)
13/03/18 ACW Nkumba 3 – 0 Vision (25 – 20, 25 – 14, 25 – 10)
14/03/18 ACW Nkumba 3 – 1INJS (25 – 11, 25 – 19, 16 – 25, 25 – 18
FINAL STANDING IN THE LAST EDITION:
Rank Team
1st, gold medalist(s) Egypt Al Ahly SC
2nd, silver medalist(s) Tunisia CF de Carthage
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Kenya Kenya Pipeline
- Kenya Kenya Prisons
- Rwanda Revenue
- Cameroon Bafia VB
- Egypt El Shams
- Nigeria Nigeria Customs
- Uganda Nkumba
- Cameroon INJS
- Uganda VVC
- Algeria Nedjmet Riadhi Chlef
- Cameroon Nyong et Kelle
- Zimbabwe Harare City
- Cameroon FAP
- Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
- Republic of the Congo DGSP
- Burkina Faso AS Douanes
- Botswana BDF 6
2018 AWCC AWARDS:
MVP: Egypt Aya Elshamy (Al Ahly SC)
Best Blocker: Kenya Trizah Atouka (Kenya Pipeline)
Best Libero: Egypt Mariam Moustafa (Al Ahly SC)
Best Receiver: Kenya Elizabeth Wanyama Nafula (Kenya Prisons)
Best Server: Egypt Farida Elaskalany (Al Ahly SC)
Best Setter: Tunisia Amina Mansour (CF de Carthage)
Best Spiker: Tunisia Khloud Genhani (CF de Carthage)
