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Coach Praises Uganda’s VVC’s Trio For Brave Show At Women’s Volleyball African Club Champs

Ugandan Vision Volleyball Camp players celebrating
Ugandan Vision Volleyball Camp players celebrating

At 32 years, Ugandan Vision Volleyball Camp’s (VVC) Josephine Nammanda is contemplating retirement from the sport. Actually 2015 could be her last season on the big stage.

Yet, her performance at the just-concluded Women’s African Club Championship in Cairo, Egypt is one that makes many believe she still has a lot to offer. Nammanda (56 points), Peace Busingye (66 points) and Zaina Kagoya (52 points) were the best performers in the six games VVC played on their way to finishing seventh out of 13 teams in the Cairo event.

That is the best ever position by any Ugandan club at the women and men’s championships combined. “After losing the first set against Injis below 15 points, we realised that our Ugandan version of volleyball wouldn’t take us anywhere,” Coach Hannington Nsubuga said. “And we needed to step up as a team, that’s when Jose (Nammanda) Zaina, and Peace decided to lead to by example,” he added. Nammanda top scored for VVC with 16 points with Busingye (13), Nabbuto (10) and Vivian Adeke (10) all managing double figures as they recovered from the first set setback to defeat Injis 3-1 (13-25, 25-15, 25-23, 25-15) in their opening fixture.

Ugandan Vision Volleyball Camp Coach Hannington Nsubuga
Ugandan Vision Volleyball Camp Coach Hannington Nsubuga

Nammanda top scored with 14 points, four of those off the block, as she inspired VVC to a 3-2 (24-26, 25-20, 20-25, 25-22, 15-11) win over ARSU of Seychelles to make the last eight.

Nammanda’s nine points weren’t enough to see VVC past Al Shams in the quarterfinals but Busingye led in that encounter with nine as they lost 3-0 (25-17, 25-10, 25-10).

VVC defeated Cameroonian outfit FAP 3-1 (25-20, 23-25, 25-20, 26-24) to finish seventh overall with Nammanda managing 11 points, Nabbuto 13 and Busingye 16 as Kagoya led with 18 points.

Ugandan Vision Volleyball Camp players
Ugandan Vision Volleyball Camp players

VVC’S TOP PERFORMERS
Busingye 66 points
Nammanda 56
Kagoya 52
Nabbuto 43
Adeke 33

Clive Kyazze,

Coach Nsuguba Confident Uganda’s VVC Will Leave A Mark At Women’s African Club Champs

Since their inception last year, Uganda’s Vision Volleyball Camp’s (VVC) coach Hannington Nsubuga has publicly confessed that the team’s target is not only to compete locally but also internationally.

The NSSF Volleyball League and National Clubs Championship holders leave Wednesday evening for their maiden appearance at the African Clubs Championship in Cairo Egypt slated for March 26-April 5.

The team seems to be in fine form, they have lifted all the championship they have participated in with too much ease this year.

Of course riding on last year’s form that saw the club win nine title in 11 finals, VVC have this term defended the Joan Cox Memorial Championship and won the Ndejje Open last month.

VVC vs Ndejje
VVC vs Ndejje

Last weekend in Jinja they also defended the Jinja Open after defeating former superpower KAVC 3-0 (25-21, 25-15, 25-14) in the finals.

“I believe the team is in fine form and in the right state of mind to compete,” Nsubuga told cavb.org after the final in Jinja.

“Playing at such an event will expose the team to ta totally new kind of volleyball and that should elevate us to greater heights,” he added.

VVC will be banking on players like Prossy Alobo, Shamim Makongoro and Peace Busingye who have played at this stage before.

Alobo played for Nkumba and Ndejje Elites in the past just like the latter two did with Ndejje.

“Those three should be able to help the team stand firmly since they know what to expect at this stage.”

But also Josephine Nammanda and Milly Laker boast of vast experience gained from their involvement with the national team since 2013.

VVC will be looking at emulating Ndejje who defied odds to reach the last eight of the competition in 2013 in Antananarivo Madagascar in their maiden appearance.

VVC vs Ndejje
VVC vs Ndejje

Team Lineup

Setters: Shamim Makongoro, Milly Laker

Middle blockers: Zaina Kagoya, Joan Nabuuto

Libero: Sharon Pajijie

Attackers: Josephine Nammanda, Peace Busingye, Hellen Namazzi, Prossy Alobo, Vivian Adeke, Beretila Anakuru, Maria Nanfuka

Coach: Hannington Nsubuga

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Clive Kyazze