V-ball team to start preps on Jan 13

NATIONAL men’s senior volleyball team is set to start preparations for the final round of qualifiers 2014 FIVB Men’s world volleyball championships on January 13, according to local volleyball federation (FRVB) officials.Rwanda reached the last qualifiers stage after finishing first runners-up in the recently concluded FIVB-Africa Zone V championships behind giants Egypt.Zone V counterparts Kenya also qualified.Rwanda is drawn against Cameroon, Algeria, Nigeria and Gabon. Cameroun will host the tournament either late January or earlier February. Kenya are drawn in the same pool with African champions and hosts Egypt, Botswana, Cape Verde and Zambia, while the other group to be hosted by Tunisia, has Seychelles, Congo Brazzaville, Niger and Senegal.“We want to provide everything possible for our team to qualify for the 2014 World Champions,” FRVB technical director Christian Hatungimana told this paper on Monday.He also disclosed that the federation is planning to organise some international friendly matches as part of the team’s preparations.The team is expected to play against three Tunisian top clubs namely; Esperance de Tunis, Etoile Sportif du Sahel and S-fax at yet to be fixed dates.

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V-ball team to start preps on Jan 13