Gisagara Volleyball Membership’s newly appointed head coach Marchal Kwizera has vowed to revive the staff’s successful mentality, insisting that the Southern Province aspect 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 Match (GMT), scheduled for June 19-21, which he sees as a chance to start rebuilding the staff's confidence.
In an unique interview with Instances Sport, the brand new coach stated his fast mission is to revive perception inside the squad and produce again the successful spirit that after outlined the membership.
“I need to awaken the successful spirit. Should you intently take a look at Gisagara VC's journey final season, they’d 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 consider 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, which means the membership has now gone seven years with out successful 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 Vitality Group (REG).
Within the lately concluded 2025/26 season, the membership as soon as once more fell brief after being eradicated by Kepler VC within the semi-finals, extending its await league glory.
Regardless of the setbacks, Kwizera believes the present squad has sufficient high quality to compete for main honours, insisting that the staff's shortcomings.
“The gamers have the standard to compete on the highest stage, and I consider in what they’ll obtain,” he stated. “Dropping the playoff collection in straight matches doesn’t imply they lacked capacity. What they missed was motivation and the assumption that they might overcome troublesome 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 glad with the expertise already obtainable.
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Requested whether or not he can be excited about signing his youthful brother, Merci Gisubizo, one in every of Rwanda's finest exterior hitters at present taking part in 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 staff to its third nationwide league title.
“I agree that Gisubizo is a participant any staff would need when combating 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 will surely prefer to have a participant of his high quality in my squad.”
Gisagara VC is predicted to journey from its dwelling base to Kigali on Thursday, June 18, forward of the Genocide Memorial Match, the place Kwizera believes his staff will face its first actual check beneath his management.
