THE NATIONAL Volleyball team will travel to Tunisia to play a series of friendlies in mid January as they prepare for the Zone 5 Volleyball championships, according to the Volleyball Federation spokesperson Christian Hatutimana.

The Zone 5 tourney is expected to take place in Kenya between February and March and will attract Egypt, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Kenya and Rwanda.

The games will serve as a qualifier for the All African Games slated for September 4–19 in Congo Brazzaville

Christian Hatutimana told Times Sport that the team will play against elite teams in Tunis to help the national team build up momentum ahead of the Zone five competition.

"Tunisia has very good teams so the friendlies will aid our players in Zone 5 games,” Hatutimana said.

Meanwhile, the volleyball federation has written to the Confederation of African Volleyball (CAVB) requesting to host the 2015 men and women Africa Club Volleyball championships.

The tourney, which attracts all club champions in different African countries, is set to take place in March.

Gustave Nkurunziza, Rwanda Volleyball Federation president, told this paper that Rwanda meets the requirements to host such a tournament.

APR and Rwanda Revenue Authority will represent the country in the men and women African Volleyball Championship.

The Confederation of African Volleyball (CAVB) recently confirmed Tunisia as hosts of the African U19 men tournament slated between 21 and 25 January 2015, while Egypt will host U20 women tournament between 26/02 and 1/03/2015.