Gisagara Volleyball Membership’s newly appointed head coach Marchal Kwizera has vowed to revive the crew’s profitable mentality, insisting that the Southern Province facet has what it takes to return to the highest of Rwandan volleyball.
The 40-year-old tactician replaces Yakan Guma, who stepped down following the membership's disappointing finish to the 2025/26 season, the place Gisagara's title ambitions got here to an finish after a semi-final defeat to Kepler VC.
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Kwizera's first project in cost would be the upcoming Genocide Memorial Event (GMT), scheduled for June 19-21, which he sees as a possibility to start rebuilding the crew's confidence.
In an unique interview with Instances Sport, the brand new coach stated his speedy mission is to revive perception throughout the squad and produce again the profitable spirit that when outlined the membership.
“I wish to awaken the profitable spirit. In the event you carefully take a look at Gisagara VC's journey final season, that they had a clean marketing campaign till the semi-finals, the place they have been eradicated. My purpose is to revive the gamers' confidence and assist them imagine they’ll win once more,” Kwizera stated.
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Gisagara VC has not lifted the nationwide league trophy since its triumph in 2019, that means the membership has now gone seven years with out profitable the title. Since then, the closest it got here to reclaiming the championship was in 2023, when it reached the ultimate however misplaced to Rwanda Power Group (REG).
Within the lately concluded 2025/26 season, the membership as soon as once more fell quick after being eradicated by Kepler VC within the semi-finals, extending its look forward to league glory.
Regardless of the setbacks, Kwizera believes the present squad has sufficient high quality to compete for main honours, insisting that the crew's shortcomings.
“The gamers have the standard to compete on the highest degree, and I imagine in what they’ll obtain,” he stated. “Dropping the playoff collection in straight matches doesn’t imply they lacked potential. What they missed was motivation and the assumption that they may overcome tough moments. Their high quality is unquestionable.”
The coach additionally revealed that he’s open to reinforcing the squad if the chance arises, though he stays happy with the expertise already obtainable.
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Requested whether or not he could be serious about signing his youthful brother, Merci Gisubizo, certainly one of Rwanda's greatest exterior hitters at present enjoying for REG, Kwizera admitted that any coach would welcome a participant of his calibre.
Gisubizo was instrumental in serving to REG safe a bronze medal on the African Males's Membership Championship earlier than guiding the crew to its third nationwide league title.
“I agree that Gisubizo is a participant any crew would need when preventing for trophies,” Kwizera defined. “Professionally, he has a two-year contract with REG, so bringing him to Gisagara wouldn’t be simple. However past the household connection, as a coach who needs to win, I would definitely prefer to have a participant of his high quality in my squad.”
Gisagara VC is anticipated to journey from its residence base to Kigali on Thursday, June 18, forward of the Genocide Memorial Event, the place Kwizera believes his crew will face its first actual check beneath his management.
