In the ongoing 2021 African Volleyball Championship in Rwanda at Kigali Arena, Rwanda Women Volleyball National Team made history by qualifying to the Semi-finals of the tournament for this first time.

The team reached this level by overwhelmingly winning over Nigeria 3 straight sets out of 0, though in a very tough game with very small margins.

This second victory in the tournament means that Rwanda has made it out of the group stages before even playing their last game, where they will be facing Senegal Women volleyball team.

During the match against Nigeria, Rwanda's Brazil-born outside right-attacker Aline Siqueira grabbed 19 points, while left-attacker Moreira Bianca Gomes got 14 and Benitha  Mukandayisenga 9 points.

According to the guidelines of the tournament, the top two teams from each group fight for their place in the semi-finals. Meanwhile, in Rwanda’s Group A only one team is yet to qualify as Rwanda already claimed their spot.

The first game that Rwanda played, they had worn over Morocco with a 3 sets out of 1 win.

The results of the match are as follows:

Set 1: Rwanda 25-22 Nigeria

Set 2: Rwanda 25-23 Nigeria

Set 3: Rwanda 25-23 Nigeria