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RWANDA’S beach volleyball team participation in the Women Junior World Championship is in jeopardy after the national team was denied travel visas by Canadian embassy based in Nairobi.

 

The development was confirmed by the local volleyball federation’s Executive Director Gertrude Kubwimana on Friday.  She said, “We are still waiting for Canadian embassy to take a final decision on our applications. A few days ago, they denied us visas and since then, the government intervened,”

 

“So until now, the matter is being handled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and we are yet to know the final stand on the team’s request for visas to enable them compete in the World beach championship,” Kubwimana said.

 

Kuwbimana added that the team was due to travel to Canada on Sunday and by press time, the team is not sure whether they will be able to represent the country in the global show piece.

 

However, Rwanda is not the only country which has been denied visas. The Burundian men’s team has also been denied visas to represent Africa in the championship.

 

If granted visas, the pair of Charlotte Nzayisenga and Denise Mutatsimpundu is to depart on Sunday for the Women Junior World Championship scheduled from August 29 to September 2 in Canada.

 

Nzayisenga and Mutatsimpundu were crowned African champions after beating South Africa in the final of the African Women junior Championship, held in Togo last month.

 

The pair has been undergoing intensive preparations in Rubavu, Western Province, under the tutelage of national volleyball team head coach Paul Bitok since August 12.

 

The top six countries at the African junior championship namely South Africa, Nigeria, Guinea Conakry, Ghana, Sierra Leone and Rwanda will be in the hunt for global glory in Canada.

 

Rwandan delegation to Canada will include an official from Sports ministry Emmanuel Bugingo as head of the delegation, Christian Hatungimana as head coach, and the two players.

 

 

Angolan side Interclub basketball club emerged champions of the 17th Fiba Afrique club championship for women after defeating First Bank of Nigeria 81-55 points at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National stadium Lagos.

The victory blighted the proud record of the Elephant Girls in a competition they won in 2003.

Vincente Asirid Tumb scored twenty two points for the victorious Interclub and her contribution was not in vain as she helped the Angolan club to win the week-long tournament.

The competition had attracted Inter Club of Angola, Kenya Port Authority, GD Maculosso club, First Bank, First Deep Water and INJS(CMR).

First Deep Water gave the host fans something to cheer about after beating Maculosso 66-57 to win bronze.

 

Ikipe ya Inter Club yo muri Angola ni yo yatwaye igikombe cy’Afurika mu bagore nyuma yo gutsinda First Bank yo muri Nigeria amanota  81 kuri 55 ku mukino wa nyuma wabereye muri Indoor Sports Hall i Lagos muri Nigeria.

First Deep Water yo muri Nigeria yegukanye umwanya wa gatatu muri ayo marushanwa nyuma yo gutsinda Maculosso amanota 66 kuru 57.

 

Iri rushwanwa ryitabiriwe n’amakipe yitwaye neza mu turere dutandukanye tw’Afurika akomokamo: Kenya Port Authority yo muri Kenya, GD Maculosso Club yo muri Angola, First Bank yo muri Nigeria, First Deep Water  nayo  yo muri  Nigeria, INJS yo muri Cameroun na Inter Club of Angola ari nayo yegukanye igikombe.

 

Gutwara igikombe kwa Interclub yabifashijwemo na Vincente Asirid Tumb watsinze muri uwo mukino amanota 22 ahesha ikipe ye igikombe yanatwaye umwaka ushize.

 

Ku nshuro ya gatatu yikurikiranya, Danielle Green wa Inter Club ni we wahawe igihembo cy’umukinnyi witwaye neza muri ayo marushanwa, naho ikipe ya Kenya Port Authority (KPA) yarangije iri ku mwanya wa kane ihabwa igihembo cyo gukina umukino mwiza  (Fair play)

Mu mpera z’icyumweru gishize hagombaga kuba imikino ya Playoffs ihuza amakipe ane ya mbere muri shampiyona ariko ntiyabaye kuko habayemo imvururu bituma ikipe ya CSK na KIE ziterwa mpaga.

Ku wa gatandatu hagombaga gukinwa imikino ibiri, uwagombaga guhuza CSK na APR, n’uwari guhuza Kaminuza y’u Rwanda na KIE.

 

Umukino wagombaga guhuza CSK na APR wakinwe iminota 5 gusa uhita uhagarikwa bitewe n’amabwiriza yari amaze gutangwa n’umuyobozi w’ikipe ya CSK avuga ko abakinnyi b’iyo kipe bahita bahagarika gukina kubera ko hari hamaze kugaragara ko hari umukinnyi wa CSK wakinaga adatuje kubera ko ngo yashakishwaga.

 

Amakuru dukesha bamwe mu bashinzwe umukino wa basketball mu Rwanda, avuga ko umukobwa witwa Kanyamibwa Marie Claire wakiniye umujyi wa Kigali mu marushanwa ahuza amakipe y’uturere n’imigi yo muri Afurika y’Iburasirazuba yaberaga i Kigali (EALASKA) ngo yababajwe nuko yafashije umujyi wa Kigali gutwara igikombe cya basketball muri ayo marushanwa ariko ngo ntibagira amafaranga babaha.

 

Ibyo rero byatumye ubwo bamuherezaga igikombe ahita acyirukankana arataha ntiyakigarura ku buryo byababaje abari aho barimo n’umutoza w’umujyi wa Kigali witwa Cirille.

 

Kubera ko uwo mukobwa asanzwe akinira ikipe ya CSK, ubwo yari agiye gukinira iyo kipe mu mikino ya Playoffs yasanze abantu baturutse mu mujyi wa Kigali bamutegereje kugirango bamwambure icyo gikombe banamubaze impamvu yakirukankanye bituma ahungabana mu mutwe ku buryo biri mu mpamvu zatumye umuyobozi wa CSK asaba abakinnyi b’iyo kipe kudakina uwo mukino.

 

Nk’uko amategeko agenga imikino ya Playoffs abiteganye, ikipe itarangije umukino igita iterwa mpaga. Ibi niko byagendekeye iyo kipe ya CSK yahise iterwa mpaga, APR bagombaga gukina nayo ihita ikomeza.

 

Undi mukino wa Playoffs wagombaga guhuza Kaminuza y’u Rwanda na KIE ariko ntiwabaye kuko abakinnyi ba KIE banze gukina bavuga ko bafashwe nabi n’ababashinzwe ubwo biteguraga iyo mikino. KIE nayo yahise iterwa  mpaga.

 

Ibyo bivuze ko Imikino ya nyuma izahuza Kaminuza y’u Rwanda na APR mu mpera z’icyi cyumweru, amakipe yombi akazakina imikino ibiri ku wa gatandatu, akazakina indi ibiri ku cyumweru hakarebwa iyarushije indi igahita ihabwa igikombe.