Rwanda women's national volleyball team
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| Association | Rwanda Volleyball Federation | |
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| FIVB ranking | 62 (as of 10 July 2024) | |
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The Rwanda women's national volleyball team represents Rwanda in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches.[1]
The team qualified for the 2001, 2007 and 2021 events of the Women's African Volleyball Championship.
In 2008 the team, it was reported, tried to recruit Kenyan coach Paul Bitok to be their national coach, but he turned down the offer to go to Budapest to learn more about sports coaching. Bitok then returned to Rwanda where he introduced training from an early age. Camps were established in the provinces where young players could be developed. When he left in 2020 Rwanda had teams competing internationally in every age category and the national team were the champions of Africa.[2]
As of 2021, the team's head coach has been Paulo de Tarso.[3]
References
- ^ Rwanda Volleyball Federation RWA Rwanda Volleyball Federation at FIVB
- ^ "PAUL BITOK – Trailblazing Volleyball Coach". Parents Magazine. 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ^ "Rwanda Kicks Off Quest for Africa Women's Volleyball Championship Against Morocco". Damas Sikubwabo (AllAfrica). 12 September 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
