Dar es Salaam, Feb. 28 -- UGANDA: TANZANIAN teams faced a challenging start on the opening day of the 2025 CAVB Zone V Volleyball Club Championship, which kicked off yesterday in Kampala, Uganda.

The tournament, featuring top men and womens teams from the region, will run until March 3. Tanzania is represented by two mens teams, Jeshi Stars and Tanzania Prisons, while the Tanzania Prisons womens team is competing in the womens category.

In their opening womens Group A match, Tanzania Prisons struggled against KCB Nkumba of Uganda, suffering a 3-0 defeat (23-07, 25-11 and 25-10) at Lugogo stadium.

The Ugandan side dominated throughout, leaving Tanzania Prisons searching for a way to bounce back into the competition.

In the mens categor...