Newly appointed nationwide volleyball workforce head coach Frederic Guerin has declared that his ambition is to show Rwanda right into a continental powerhouse, insisting that settling for second or third place will not be a part of his imaginative and prescient.
The French tactician, who arrived in Rwanda in April, believes the nation possesses the expertise and fervour wanted to compete with Africa's finest. Nevertheless, he says attaining that aim would require larger funding in native gamers and collective efforts from all stakeholders concerned within the sport.
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Chatting with Instances Sport in an unique interview, Guerin mentioned his final goal is to information Rwanda's nationwide groups to the summit of African volleyball.
“I've seen that the gamers actually love what they do. They’ve ardour and spirit. With that mentality, I don't wish to be third or second,” he famous.
“After all, reaching the highest requires collaboration. It's not solely me who’s going to vary issues. Everybody should work collectively. However our goal ought to be to develop into champions,” he added.
Guerin takes cost at a time when Rwanda's males's nationwide workforce is ranked sixth in Africa whereas the ladies's workforce occupies fourth place on the continent.
His first task will likely be main the boys's nationwide workforce on the upcoming 2026 African Senior Males's Volleyball Championship.
Since arriving within the nation, the 54-year-old coach has been assessing the extent of volleyball by way of the 2025/26 Nationwide Volleyball League season and the African Males's Volleyball Membership Championship.
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Regardless of being impressed by the progress made by Rwandan golf equipment, Guerin believes native gamers have to be given extra alternatives if the nationwide groups are to realize sustained success.
“I don't know precisely but as a result of I'm nonetheless discovering the league, however once I watch golf equipment right here, I see fewer Rwandan gamers on the courtroom in comparison with international gamers. That may be a concern for me,” he mentioned.
“Internet hosting the African Males's Membership Championship was wonderful and confirmed the nation's potential, however it isn’t sufficient if native gamers should not occupying extra positions on the courtroom,” he added.
Guerin additionally made it clear that nationwide workforce choice underneath his management will likely be based mostly solely on benefit moderately than age or popularity.
“For me, the most effective gamers must play. Whether or not you might be younger or previous, I don't care. When you can’t carry out in coaching, there isn’t any house for you in my workforce,” he mentioned.
“The essential factor will not be a person participant; the essential factor is the nationwide workforce.”
Revered for his tactical self-discipline and player-development philosophy, Guerin has beforehand coached a number of golf equipment in France, together with AS Cannes, Good Volley-Ball and Cambrai Volley.
