{"id":3975,"date":"2026-09-25T14:05:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T14:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/?p=3975"},"modified":"2026-09-25T14:05:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T14:05:18","slug":"rwanda-finish-sixth-after-egypt-defeat-at-african-volleyball-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/25\/rwanda-finish-sixth-after-egypt-defeat-at-african-volleyball-championship\/sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda finish sixth after Egypt defeat at African volleyball championship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-25-at-09.59.24-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-25-at-09.59.24-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-25-at-09.59.24-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-25-at-09.59.24-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-25-at-09.59.24.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rwanda finished sixth at the 2026 African Men\u2019s Nations Volleyball Championship after losing 3-0 to Egypt in the fifth-place playoff in Tunis on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Egypt won 25-16, 25-21, 26-24 at Palais des Sports El Menzah to secure fifth place, while Rwanda ended the tournament in the same position it occupied at the previous edition in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rwanda struggled to match Egypt in the opening set, falling behind early as the defending champions took it 25-16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Rwandan side improved in the second set and stayed closer to Egypt, but the North Africans held their advantage to win 25-21 and move within one set of victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The third set was Rwanda&#8217;s strongest response. The teams remained level deep into the set, reaching 20-20 before Egypt moved to 24-21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rwanda saved three match points to level at 24-24, but Egypt took the next two points to close out the match 26-24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rwanda captain Wicklif Dusenge finished as his team&#8217;s leading scorer with 17 points, while Egypt&#8217;s Ahmed Azab led all scorers with 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rwanda had reached the fifth-place playoff after beating Nigeria 3-1 in the classification round on Wednesday. Dusenge scored 26 points in that match as Rwanda won 25-23, 25-20, 18-25, 25-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team had earlier reached the quarter-finals after beating Gambia 3-0 in the round of 16, but hosts Tunisia ended Rwanda&#8217;s hopes of reaching the semi-finals with a 3-0 victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rwanda&#8217;s best finish at the African championship remains fifth place, achieved in 2005. The 2026 tournament was the country&#8217;s eighth appearance at the continental championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The championship concludes on Friday, with hosts Tunisia facing Cameroon in the final and Morocco meeting Algeria in the third-place match.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rwanda finished sixth at the 2026 African Men\u2019s Nations Volleyball Championship after losing 3-0 to Egypt in the fifth-place playoff in Tunis on Thursday. 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