MTC Volleyball League Round 3 delivers thrillers

Round three of the 2026 MTC Volleyball National League delivered excitement and memorable encounters as teams battled it out before a lively crowd at the packed Unam Campus Hall in Katima Mulilo over the weekend. A total of 18 matches were scheduled across the men’s and women’s divisions, with several fixtures producing thrilling comebacks and significant movement on the standings. The headline clash came in the men’s division between defending champions Namibia Correctional Service (NCS) and NDF Raptors.

Backed by a vocal crowd, Raptors ended NCS’s unbeaten run in dramatic fashion with a 3-2 victory. NCS appeared to be cruising towards another routine win after taking the opening two sets, but Raptors responded strongly by winning the third and fourth sets 25-21 to force a deciding tie-break. Raptors held their nerve in the decider, edging NCS 15-13 to hand the defending champions their first league defeat since the inception of the competition.

NDF Raptors captain Sindano Daniel says the victory was a result of persistence and belief despite a slow start. “We started a bit slow and the tempo was high, but we kept fighting. The coach also made some important changes and that helped us come back into the game,”