Regional volleyball: Renewed rivalry as REG, Gisagara meet in title match

Saturday, February 23, 2019

Damas Sikubwabo

UTB volleyball club setter Ivan Mahoro Nsabimana sets the ball for Placide Sibomana (L) during their semi-final clash against REG, which they lost in four sets (25-21, 22-25, 29-31 and 23-25) at Amahoro Stadium on Friday night. Sam Ngendahimana

Saturday Final

Gisagara Vs REG 17:00

Friday Semi-finals

REG 3-1 UTB Gisagara 3-0 Sport S

It will be a clash of the titans at Amahoro Indoor Stadium, in Kigali, on Saturday when Rwanda’s two finest volleyball clubs Gisagara and REG tussle it out in the final of the inaugural CAVB Zone V Men’s Volleyball Club Championship.

Reigning two-time Rwandan champions Gisagara reached the final of the four-day regional tournament after easing past Uganda’s Sport S in semi-finals on Friday, while bitter rivals Rwanda Energy Group (REG) saw off UTB, another Rwandan side, in the other last four clash.

The highly anticipated game gets underway at 5pm.

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