Gideon Angiro
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| Full name | Gideon Angiro Nespal | ||||||||
| Nationality | Ugandan | ||||||||
| Born | February 2, 2000 | ||||||||
| Hometown | Uganda | ||||||||
| Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||
| Spike | 360 cm (142 in) | ||||||||
| Block | 345 cm (136 in) | ||||||||
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| Position | Outside Hitter | ||||||||
| Current team | Rwanda Energy Group Volleyball Club | ||||||||
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Gideon Angiro Nespal ( born February 2, 2000)[1] is a Ugandan volleyball player who plays as a outside hitter for Rwanda Energy Group Volleyball Club in Rwanda.
Gideon Angiro participated in the 2021 African Nations Volleyball Championship, which took place in Kigali, Rwanda.[2]
Club career
[edit]Gideon began his senior club career with Nemostars in 2018–2019, playing as an outside hitter in Uganda's domestic league.[3] In 2020–2021, Gideon moved to KCCA, where he was named in the national team squad for the African Nations Championship in 2021.[4] He played volleyball in Albania for the team Partizani Tirana during the 2021/22 season.[3] Early 2023,Gideon joined UCU Doves and became the team captain.[5] In May 2023, he signed a short-term three-month ITC contract with APR, the volleyball team of the Rwandan army.[6] In January 2025, Gideon joined Rwanda Energy Group Volleyball Club in Rwanda.[7]
International career
[edit]Gideon Angiro played for Uganda's national volleyball team at the 2021 African Nations Championship.[8]
Achievement's and Honors
[edit]MVP and Best Attacker at the 2024 NSSF KAVC International Tournament[9]
Gideon won the Rwanda Liberation Cup with APR Volleyball Club in July 2023[10]
He played in the 2021 African Nations Volleyball Championship held in Kigali, Rwanda[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gideon Angiro Nespal – Caan Athletics". Retrieved July 27, 2025.
- ^ Omusunsuzi, Bukedde (July 22, 2021). "Omutendesi wa ttiimu y'eggwanga eya Volleyball ayungudde abazannyi 18". Bukedde Online. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
- ^ a b "Gideon Angiro Nespal » clubs :: Volleybox". Volleybox. Archived from the original on July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
- ^ Abdusalam, Kigozi (July 21, 2021). "Volleyball Cranes Squad for African Nations Championship Named". ChimpReports. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
- ^ Sports, Pulse (April 23, 2023). "UCU Doves smash KAVC to reach National Volleyball League finals". Pulse Sports Uganda. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
- ^ Sports, Pulse (May 17, 2023). "UCU Doves captain Gideon Angiro joins Rwanda's APR". Pulse Sports Uganda. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
- ^ "Rwanda's REG raids Uganda for top volleyball talent". Monitor. November 29, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
- ^ "2021 Men's African Nations Volleyball Championship", Wikipedia, June 25, 2024, retrieved July 27, 2025
- ^ "Angiro shines for REG". Monitor. August 6, 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
- ^ Sports, Pulse (July 10, 2023). "Uganda's Ainembabazi, Angiro shine in Rwanda Liberation Cup". Pulse Sports Uganda. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
- ^ Abdusalam, Kigozi (August 24, 2021). "Volleyball Cranes: Final Roster for African Championship Named". ChimpReports. Retrieved July 27, 2025.