APR’s women volleyball club expect their new Kenyan coach Paul ‘Mbuzi’ Bitok to lead them to silverware in the near future.

Bitok, who also doubles as the head coach for the Kenya national women team was lured to the army-side early this year and APR’s manager Augustin Munyandamutsa reckons that he has all the ingredients to propel the club to greater heights.

"The guy’s profile speaks for its self. He has vast coaching experience and we are positive that he will lead APR and Rwandan volleyball in general to greater heights,” Munyandamutsa said.

Bitok is one of the region’s top volleyball coaches. In 2005, Bitok led Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) to a third spot finish in the Africa Club Championship before guiding them to the African title the following year.

In the same year, Bitok also guided the national women volleyball team to the World Championship. 

Bitok moved with two of KCB’s top players Dorcas Ndasaba and Susan Atemba in a bid to strengthen APR ahead of this year’s Africa Women Club Volleyball Championships.

APR together with National University of Rwanda (UNR) will represent Rwanda at the event slated for March 30 - April 5 in Nairobi. The week long tournament is also the biggest and most prestigious club volleyball event on the continent.

UNR and APR have a lot to play for as the event also doubles as the World Cup Club qualifier. At the end of the event, the top clubs will represent the continent in the Club World Cup in Japan.

Kenya Prisons are the defending champions.

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