Nigeria put up a wonderful display against Cameroon 3-1 (18-25, 25-21, 28-26, 25-16) in the first semifinals match while Egypt beat Tunisia 3-0(25-20, 25-19, 25-14) on Thursday.
Kehinde Lamidi, Chairman, Media and Publicity, Nigeria Volleyball Federation, on Tuesday said the Federation had invited eight players to prepare ahead for CAVB Continental Cup.
Nigerian women’s national volleyball team crashed out of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games qualifiers in Cameroon on Thursday after losing 0-3 to Kenya in a riveting match that tested both sides well.
Nigeria men’s volleyball senior team is ready to win the event at the ongoing 12th African Games in Rabat, Morocco, their coach, Japheth Nuhu, has said.
The draw, which was done in Tunisia on Wednesday, to divide the 20 participating teams in presence of the African Volleyball Confederation President, Dr. Amr Elwan, saw the Nigerian team drawn alongside South Korea, Russia, USA and Dominican Republic in Pool D.
Paul Atchoe, the Zone 3 President, Confederation of African Volleyball, on Sunday said that Nigeria was ready to stage the 3rd CAVB Club Championships scheduled to hold in Lagos.
The federation’s Secretary-General, Adamu Maikano, told the News Agency of Nigeria that letters have been sent to all state volleyball associations, as well as clubs and organisations.