KCC, Nkumba volleyball clubs fight for players

Jan 11, 2012

NKUMBA University and KCC volleyball clubs are entangled in a fight over players ahead of the transfer window next month.

By Swalley Kenyi

NKUMBA University and KCC volleyball club’s are entangled in a fight over players ahead of the transfer window next month.

Nkumba University’s top women players Vivienne Aketch, Jackie Achieng, Mariam Nakamanya are all linked with transfer to KCC volleyball club while Rwanda’s APR is wooing Kenyan setter Violet Akisa to join them.

But Nkumba University Sports tutor Patrick Ssebuliba has vowed to block the transfer of all the players arguing that none of them is on sale.

He has even written to Uganda Volleyball Federation (UVF) to protect him from losing the players to his rivals.

“My players are not on sale and I have told UVF to protect us from the clubs. KCC should groom their own. Why do they want ready materials? I’m going to use these players in Africa Championships,” Sebuliba fumed.

His cry is not helped by the UVF decision to lift restrictions over the limitation on the number of players who can move at a go.

Many of the players joined Nkumba at the height of their volleyball career at different clubs to take advantage of scholarship for the sportsmen at the university.

Sebuliba also argued that the university has invested in the players’ scholarship to study while they play for the institution was unfair to woo them away.

The student players have since helped Nkumba win both the men and women’s national league titles for the first time in Uganda Volleyball history and the university is due to represent Uganda in the Africa championships in March and April.

Transfer links

N.Dheyongera from Muzinga to UCU Doves

M.Nakamanya from Nkumba to KCC

V.Akisa from Nkumba to APR

M.Akiteng from Nkumba to KAVC

V.Aketch from Nkumba to KCC

J.Achieng from Nkumba to KCC

B.Luwedde from COBAP to Nkumba

R.Bachu from KCC to Old Kampala

K.Acungkena from COBAP to KAVC

E.Kalende from COBAP to KCC

A.Okello from KCC. to GAVC

B.Mulinde from Ndejje to Sport-S

A.Okello from Sport-S to Nkumba

M.Ikomolot from KCC to Sport-S

M.Okiror from Rukinzo to KAVC

D.Opio from Ndejje to GAVC

N.Emong from COBAP to Sport-S

 

 

 

 

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