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Kenya
and Uganda Share Uganda’s Beach
volleyball Tour
Antebbe,
Uganda, December 4-: The
first ever-international beach
volleyball tournament sponsored by Club
Pilsener concluded on Sunday the 3rd at
Lido Beach Resort Entebbe with Kenya and
Uganda sharing Club cash while Rwanda
could only manage to reach the quarter
final stage in the women’s category.
Rwandan ladies Denyse Mukarukundo and
Aline Mutabazi were eliminated in the
quarters by Kenya’s Eunice Maiyo with
partner Doris Muyekho 12-21, 18-21
The two-day event attracted 4 teams from
Rwanda, 4 teams from Kenya and 24 teams
from the hosts Uganda.
Kenya’s Olympic national team captain
Dorcas Ndasaba paired with Margaret
Indakala outwitted Uganda’s seed one
team of Sophy Nanyonga and Shilla
Omuriwe in the women’s final winning in
straight sets 21-14, 21-13 walking away
with cash 250,000 each.
While in the men’s category another
Kenya/Uganda affair saw Uganda’s Jeff
Lwalanda and Lawrence Yakan stifle the
determination of Kenya’s Patrick Owino
and Jason Maina in the final also
winning in straight sets 21-17, 21-18
In the semi finals stiff competition was
exhibited when eventual winners
Lwalanda/Yakan fought an onslaught from
Uganda’s Luke Eittit / Amon Ainebyona in
three long sets 21-18, 23-25, 22-20
while women’s runners up Nanyonga /
Omuriwe survived an ambush from Kenya’s
Eunice Maiyo / Doris Muyekho 21-15,
12-21, 16-14
Club Pilsener offered over 3 million
shillings in awards including Cash and
trophies to the best three teams in
either category. Mr. Shem Semambo and
Conrad Kizito represented the sponsor at
the awards ceremony while National
Chairman Kenya Beach volleyball Council
Ms. Patricia Scott and Uganda Volleyball
Federation President Mr. Nason Bwesigye
presided over the closing ceremony.
Club Pilsener has pledged to even
increase its package come next season,
while Uganda’s national squad has landed
an invitation to Mombasa Kenya in April
2007. The international tournament will
be run every December and next year the
federation will finalize application for
recognition by the African Volleyball
Confederation as an official regional
qualifier tournament to world
competitions. The international event
closes the beach volleyball season this
year and the next tournament will be in
February 2007.
Other
Results: (R) = Rwanda (K) = Kenya (U) =
Uganda
Semi finals
(K)Patrick Owino/Jason Maina vs (U) Tony
Lakony/Johnson Kawenyera (2-0) 21-19,
21-13
(U) Jeff Lwalanda/Lawrence Yakan vs (U)
Luke Eittit/Amon Ainebyona (2-1) 21-18,
23-25, 22-20
(K) Eunice Maiyo/Doris Muyekho vs (U)
Sophy Nanyonga/Shilla Omuriwe (1-2)
15-21, 21-12, 14-16
(U) Emma Ariyo/Mariam Nakamanya vs (K)
Dorcas Ndasaba/Margaret Indakala (0-2)
13-21, 13-21
Quarterfinals:
(K) Joseph Waiganjo/Jackson Mwamba vs
(U) Amon Ainebyona/Luke Eittit (1-2)
20-22, 21-13, 9-15
(U) Isaac Omedo/Ambrose Okello vs (U)
Tony Lakony/Johnson Kawenyera (0-2)
19-21, 16-21
(U) Nsubuga Hannington/Gadaffi Tamale vs
(K) Patrick Owino/Jason Maina (1-2)
9-21, 21-18, 9-15
(U) Jeff Lwalanda/Lawrence Yakan vs Rick
Kiberu/Sadat Waguma (2-0) 21-11, 21-18
(K) Dorcas Ndasaba/Margaret Indakala vs
(U) Violet Akisa/Teresa Masava (2-0)
21-14, 21-6
(U) Emma Ariyo/Mariam Nakamanya vs (U)
Diana Agaba/Josephine Nammanda (2-0)
21-18, 21-18
(R) Denyse Mukarukundo/Aline Mutabazi vs
(K) Eunice Maiyo/Doris Muyekho (0-2)
12-21, 18-21
(U) Shilla Omuriwe/Sophy Nanyonga vs (U)
Milly Laker/Andrina Namata (2-0) 21-13,
21-9
3rd & 4th position playoffs
(U) Emma Ariyo/Mariam Nakamanya vs (K)
Eunice Maiyo/Doris Muyekho (2-1) 21-23,
21-19, 15-13
(U) Tony Lakony/Johnson Kawenyera vs (U)
Amon Ainebyona/Luke Eittit
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