By: Lydia Nandutu
Round two of the regular season of the ongoing National Volleyball League Men’s Serie A resumes this weekend at Old Kampala Arena.
A total of five electrifying match-ups are on the cards, including clashes between title favorites and fierce relegation battles, and here is a breakdown of the encounters.
- Sport-S Vs Tigers
Closing the first stanza at the top of the table and still unbeaten following a tie-breaker victory over second-placed KAVC last week, classy Sport-S face a familiar foe.
They will be up against Tigers in Saturday’s first game. Occupying 8th position inside the danger zone, the Tigers will have no mercy upon the league leaders as survival instincts will be at the forefront for them in this derby.
- Nkumba Vs Sky
The second game will be an intriguing match-up between two relegation candidates trying to consolidate better league positions to remain in the top tier.
Second from bottom Sky secured five points from round one while bottom-placed Nkumba has only one point from the nine matches played so far.
The first round meeting between the two ended in five sets, in favor of Sky, and Saturday’s encounter is expected to be another thriller.
- KAVC Vs Nemo
One of the most awaited games of the season. Their first meeting produced four breathtaking sets in favour of KAVC and now the two sides are ready to give more emotional moments to their respective fans. Both teams are in great shape, Nemostars is six points behind KAVC following its three defeats in round one. Will Nemostars allow KAVC to complete a league double over them?
- KCCA Vs OBB
With three victories and maximum points in week 10 of round one, defending champions OBB winked at round one in a very exciting way as they climbed to third position on the table.
OBB had a shaky start to the season following the exit of Coach Yakan Lawrence and his assistant Jacob Ssenoga paving way for Coach Luke Ettit and his deputy Daniel Kazibwe. In a silent move, Coach Johnson Kawenyera replaced Luke who made an immediate impact.
The new pair who are former KCCA tacticians are going to lead the Iganga based club against their old pay masters in Uganda’s capital city side, Kampala.
- Ndejje Vs UCU
The final game of the weekend on Sunday evening will feature Ndejje Sharks and UCU, two sides that still have a chance to enter the playoffs talk.
Level on 14 points, the team which will show more hunger and desire will take the day.
In short, the weekend will have a buffet of exciting games with players putting their bodies on the line for different agendas.
MEN’S SERIE A WEEK 13 FIXTURE
21st, JANUARY 2023
Sport-S Vs Tigers at 112:00 PM
Nkumba Vs Sky at 2:00 PM
KAVC Vs Nemo at 4:00 PM
22nd, JANUARY 2023
KCCA Vs OBB at 12:00 PM
Ndejje Vs UCU at 4:00 PM
Photo Credit: Uganda Volley Federation Media
