Kepler VC topped champions of the GMT 2026 event
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Kepler VC 3-0 APR VC (25-22, 28-26, 25-21)
Marino Oboke produced a masterclass in playmaking as Kepler Volleyball Membership defeated APR VC in straight units to assert their maiden Genocide Memorial Match (GMT) males’s title with a commanding 25-22, 28-26, 25-21 victory at Petit Stade in Kigali.
The Ugandan setter was on the coronary heart of Kepler’s unbeaten marketing campaign, directing the crew’s offence with precision and composure to maintain opposing blockers guessing all through the event.
His excellent performances earned him the Greatest Setter award, highlighting the essential function he performed in Kepler’s historic success.
Marino Oboke poses with the 2026 GMT Greatest Setter award
For Oboke, the important thing to victory lay in clever ball distribution and adapting to his attackers’ strengths.
After learning teammate and event MVP Wycliffe Dusenge, he adjusted the offence to maximise the attacker’s effectiveness, significantly from positions one and two.
The tactical adjustments gave Kepler a innovative in assault and proved decisive within the largest moments of the competitors.
“I all the time purpose to distribute the ball strategically so the blockers can’t predict the place the assault is coming from,”
Oboke stated.
“As a setter, it’s important to perceive your hitters, make good selections beneath strain and guarantee each possession provides your crew the most effective probability to attain.”
His management prolonged past setting.
Oboke remained a relaxing presence on courtroom, lifting teammates’ confidence throughout tense moments and serving to the squad keep focus regardless of coming into the event as underdogs.
Kepler’s offensive effectivity was particularly evident within the semi-final victory over Police VC, the place the crew dedicated simply 9 assault errors in a dominant straight-sets win.
Marino Oboke whereas main the offensive assault within the semifinal towards Police VC.
In opposition to APR within the ultimate, Kepler held their nerve in a fiercely contested second set earlier than carrying the momentum into the third to finish the sweep and elevate the celebrated regional trophy for the primary time.
Kepler’s dominance was mirrored within the particular person awards, with Dusenge named the event’s Most Helpful Participant and Greatest Attacker, Cedric Kageruka recognised as Greatest Receiver, and Oboke topped Greatest Setter.
The victory marks a big milestone for Kepler Volleyball Membership, with Oboke’s imaginative and prescient, management and tactical brilliance proving instrumental in writing a memorable chapter within the membership’s historical past.
Within the girls’s competitors, Kenya Pipeline Volleyball Membership claimed the championship with a straight-sets victory over APR WVC, whereas Police VC and Police WVC secured bronze medals within the males’s and ladies’s classes respectively.
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