KCCA's Bwenje admits tough start at African Volleyball Club Championship

2026 CAVB Women’s African Volleyball Club Championship

Pool C

Monday 13th

NCS 3 KCCA 1

Tuesday 14th
C.F. Carthage 3 KCCA 0

Wednesday
DCI 3 KCCA 0

Friday 17th (Game 4)

KCCA v Les Aigles 7pm

Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) head coach Edward Bwenje has admitted that his side has struggled to sustain performance in their opening three matches at the 2026 CAVB Women's African Volleyball Club Championship in Cairo.

"Seeing how the girls were charged in the first game with all the travel fatigue, it gave us a better start than the rest of the sets. Hard luck to the girls, though there was a big chance to get better results from the game," Bwenje said.

KCCA opened with a loss to Nigeria Customs Service. The Ugandan side had arrived in Cairo in the early morning of the same day as the match, leaving little time for recovery.

Despite that, they edged a tense first set 26-24 before the Nigerians responded strongly, taking control to win 3–1 (25-20, 25-16, 25-19).

"The game was lost mainly on net defence and back court defence, which were not effective. Overall performance was fair because we had less hours of rest. The girls gave their best, but results didn't come in our favour," he added.

The struggles continued in the second match as Tunisia's CF Carthage cruised to a straight-sets victory (25-16, 25-17, 25-10). Kenya's Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Volleyball Club then completed a 3–0 win (25-20, 25-20, 25-16) in the third outing.

"The last games have been more about trying to stay in rallies and defend better than controlling play," Bwenje said.

KCCA are in a competitive Pool C alongside Carthage, Nigeria Customs Service, DCI, and DR Congo's Les Aigles—a group widely regarded as one of the toughest in the competition.

With four teams from each pool qualifying for the Round of 16, the Kasasiro girls still have a mathematical chance to progress. However, their final group match against Les Aigles on Friday is now decisive for their survival in the tournament.

A look at the Pool C standings shows Carthage leading with 9 points, followed by Nigeria Customs Service on 6 points, while DCI sit on 3 points. KCCA and Les Aigles are still without points.

In simple terms, KCCA must beat Les Aigles in straight sets to keep their hopes alive. They will also need other results to go their way—especially a heavy defeat for DCI—in order to stay in contention. On top of that, they must significantly improve their set ratio to overturn the current deficit in the standings. It is a narrow path to qualification, but it is not entirely closed