The Rwandan men’s beach volleyball team of Olivier Ntagengwa and Flavien Ndamukunda has been crowned Zone V champions after beating Burundi in the final of Zonal qualifiers for AAG on Saturday in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Ndamukunda and Ntagengwa beat Burundian opponents 2-0 (21-11 and 21-18). The two-day tournament started on Friday.
Rwanda has qualified for this year’s All African Games slated for Congo Brazzaville in September 4-19 along with Burundi, Kenya and Egypt.
En-route to the final, the Rwandan pair secured two wins in three games in group stages. Rwanda beat Uganda 2- 0 (21-18 and 21-16) and Eritrea 2-0 (21-5, 21-6) before losing to Burundi 2-1 (26 24, 18-21 and 13-15).
In semi-finals Ntagengwa and Ndamukunda beat the Kenyan team 2-1, (21-17, 21-13, and 15-12) while Burundi won over Egypt 2-1.
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TAREK AL-ADWAR, CAVB
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