MTC VNL action resumes after NVF congress

The MTC Volleyball National League (VNL) returns to court tomorrow to serve up more action in the country’s top-tier volleyball competition, after the Namibia Volleyball Federation (NVF) hosts its annual congress in Rundu today.

The annual congress will bring together the NVF leadership from eight associations nationwide at Gaga Guesthouse, the home of the Kavango Volleyball Association (KVA), to discuss ways to improve the sport in the country.

It will be held in keeping with the federation’s tradition and its vision of volleyball as a “sport that wins by serving success, one point at a time”, according to the NVF.

The MTC VNL fourth-round matches will be held at the Rundu Trade Fair Hall tomorrow and Sunday, featuring a 20-match programme across the men’s and women’s divisions, with 10 matches apiece.

During the previous round, held at the University of Namibia (Unam) Katima Mulilo Campus in Katima Mulilo last month, newly promoted sides shook up the standings by climbing to third place in both divisions.

The Rundu sides were at the centre of the shake-up, with Blaze Aces in the women’s section and Brutal Pact in the men’s section coming to the fore to announce themselves as the third-best teams in the country.

In the men’s standings, Namibian Defence Force (NDF) Raptors are top and unbeaten with 17 points from six matches, ahead of Namibian Correctional Service (NCS), who sit second with a one-point deficit after six matches.

Brutal Pact are four points behind on 12 points after six matches.

The weekend’s matches will start at 08:00 on both days and will be played back-to-back across both divisions.

The men’s fixtures are as follows:

Saturday:

Calvary Eagles vs Raptors

NamPol vs Brutal Pact

NCS vs NamPower

Afrocat C vs Unam Hard Hitters

NCS vs NamPol

NamPower vs Calvary Eagles

Brutal Pact vs Raptors

Sunday:

NamPower vs NamPol

Hard Hitters vs NCS

Calvary Eagles vs Brutal Pact

In the women’s section, NamPol are top of the standings and unbeaten with 18 points from six matches, followed by Revivals on 15 points from six matches and Blaze Aces with 12 points from seven matches.

The women’s fixtures are as follows:

Saturday:

Six Stars vs Kudos

Revivals vs Unam Queens

NamPol vs Afrocat Ladies

NDF Phoenix vs Blaze Aces

NamPol vs Revivals

Afrocat Ladies vs Six Stars

Unam Queens vs Kudos

Sunday:

Afrocat Ladies vs Revivals

Blaze Aces vs NamPol

Six Stars vs Unam Queens

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