Good start for Nam volleyball teams Namibia''s women''s volleyball teams started the Zone Six Club Championship on a promising note when both won their opening matches on Monday. The 2016 Zone Six Club Championship is taking place at The Dome in Swakopmund, with the finals scheduled for Saturday.
In the opening games, Namibia''s SKW defeated R/SKINS from Lesotho 3-1, while the Swaziland Police team, RSP, lost 0-3 to Namibia''s Revival Volleyball Club.
Namibia entered five teams - two women''s and three men''s sides.
The men''s teams are the Navy, Namibian Police Force (NamPol) and Namibian Defence Force (NDF). On Monday, the NDF lost 0-3 to Lesotho''s RSP men''s team, but NamPol managed to beat R/SKINS 3-2. In their second match on Monday, NamPol lost 0-3 against Zimbabwe''s NABA.
The women''s teams have three more matches to play before knowing whether they have made it to the final or not.
Speaking to Nampa at the venue on Tuesday, the vice-president of the Namibia Volleyball Federation, Hillary Dux Imbuwa, said they hoped more spectators would show up in the middle of the week or during the final games.
“The visitors are really impressed with our venue. They love the courts and everything we have and that is something good for Namibia,” he said.
Other participating countries are South Africa, Mozambique, Zambia, Angola and Malawi.
The same countries will compete in the Zone Six Beach Volleyball Club Championship taking place on 18 and 19 December at the beach volleyball court at The Dome. Unlike the Zone Six Club Championship which takes place indoors, the Beach Volleyball Championship is an outdoor event.
There are no cash prizes but the winners will qualify for the African Club Championships.
Bank Windhoek sponsored the event to the tune of N$40 000 while Refuse Solutions assisted with the construction of the volleyball courts at a cost of N$150 000.
NAMPA