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 an 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
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
Gideon Angiro played for Uganda's national volleyball team at the 2021 African Nations Championship.[8]
Achievements and honors
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
- ↑ "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 (in Ganda). Retrieved July 27, 2025.
- 1 2 "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.