Huye will be the next stop for the 2022/2023 sitting volleyball championship which resumes over the weekend. After a successful phase one of the competition that was held at Bugesera Stadium back in November, teams are now gearing for Phase Two which take place from January 14-15 at the University of Rwanda, Huye campus. The two-day tournament will attract 28 teams of which 17 are men teams while 11 teams are women’s. Participating men’s teams include Gisagara,Gasabo, Musanze, Rubavu, Rusizi, Kicukiro, Karongi, Ruhango, Burera, Rutsiro, Nyamasheke, Ngoma, Nyagatare, Gatsibo, Kayonza, Muhanga and Rulindo. The women's competition will bring together teams from Bugesera , Gicumbi, Musanze, Nyarugenge, Rubavu, Gakenhe, Ruhango, Rulindo, Nyanza and Rusizi. Rwanda is a dominant force in Africa when it comes to Paralympics game. The country became the first Sub-Saharan women’s team in history, in any sport, to compete at the Paralympic Games at Rio 2016. They sitting volleyball team qualified for Paralympics at Tokyo 2020 and in 2022 they featured in the World Cup in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Some of outstanding players are looking forward to making the best of the championship in a push to get a call up in the sitting volleyball national team if they excel.
