Nigeria Sitting Volleyball Federation has confirmed
it’s participation in the forthcoming Men’s 2025 African Sitting Volleyball
Zonal Championship scheduled to hold in Nairobi, Kenya.
Your authoritative and award-winning news channel FIRST ZEALMEDIACAST BLOG,
gathered that Team Nigeria Sitting Volleyball alongside host Kenya with five
other African countries will serve, spike and strike for one of the two slots
for the 2026 World Sitting Championship in China.
The countries are:
MEN’S TEAMS
? Egypt
? Libya
? Kenya
? Algeria
? Nigeria
? Rwanda
? Zimbabwe
The African championship is scheduled to hold in Nairobi, Kenya from the 1st to
the 10th of July, 2025.
Details of Team Nigeria Sitting Volleyball build up and preparations to
Championship is yet to be made public by the Nigeria Volleyball Federation.
Meanwhile, four countries are confirmed their participation in the women’s
event. They’re:
? Kenya – Host
? Congo
? Rwanda
? Zimbabwe
Burundi, South Africa and Uganda have indicated interest in the women’s
championship but are yet to confirm their participation at the ten day
competition in the Kenyan capital.
We gathered that, the Rwanda national Sitting Volleyball team head coach,
Mosaad Elaiuty, has named the squads that will represent the country at the
2025 African Sitting Volleyball Zonal Championship, set to take place in
Nairobi, Kenya, from July 1 to 10.
Both the men’s and women’s teams will enter a 15-day residential training camp
starting today (Monday), aimed at building team cohesion and sharpening skills
ahead of the tournament.
The camp will take place in Kigali, with training sessions happening at the NPC
Indoor Gymnasium in Kigali from Monday to Friday.
Rwanda is currently ranked second in Africa in the men’s category and first in
the women’s, and is looking to maintain its dominance on the continental stage.
The top two teams in both the men’s and women’s categories will qualify
automatically for the 2026 Sitting Volleyball World Championships, scheduled
for July 10-17 in Hangzhou, China.
Rwanda’s rosters:
? WOMEN’S ROSTER:
? Liliane Mukobwankawe
? Carine Kwizera
? Faustina Uwimpuhwe
? Alice Musabyemariya
? Claudine Murebwayire
? Kevine Ishimwe
? Hosiana Mulisa
? Solange Nyiraneza
? Assina Habyarimana
? Marie Adeline Mucyo
? Chancilline Umuyange
? Rosa Uwase Uwajeneza
? Clementine Umutoni
? Rosine Umurerwa
? MEN’S ROSTER:
? Emile Cadet Vuningabo
? Jean Baptiste Ndayisaba
? Celestin Byumvuhore
?Jean Baptiste Murema
? Callixte Twagirayezu
? Ezra Kubwimana
? Calixte Nzeyimana
? Callixte Uwizeyimana
? Christophe Nyagatare
? Jean Semana
? Jean Bosco Ngizwenimana
? Innocent Niyitigeka
? Jean Claude Ndahiro
? Ismael Nkwaya
? Pacifique Niyogushimwa
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