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Morocco defeated Nigeria 2-1 (13-21, 21-15, 18-16) in a tight match at the Casablanca seaside resort.
The Nigerian women's team has qualified for the 2023 World Championship after winning silver at the 2023 CAVB U-21 Beach Volleyball Championship in Morocco.
Morocco defeated Nigeria 2-1 (13-21, 21-15, 18-16) in a tight match at the Casablanca seaside resort.
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17:05 - 24.08.2023
Nigeria ends African Volleyball Championship with a loss
Team Nigeria ended their campaign in the 6th position
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06:33 - 23.08.2023
Nigeria suffer defeat in the quarterfinal clash at African Volleyball Championship
Nigeria will face Morocco today in the 5-8 classification match.
Nigeria dominated the first set, outscoring the hosts 21 to 13 in less than 20 minutes of play. Morocco's fans were vital in the country's victory in the second set.
In the third set, Morocco led Nigeria until the 14th point, when Nigeria scored two important points to draw the game at 14-14. Nigeria led by 16 to 15 points but Morocco picked up three points to win the women's category.
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Nigeria head coach for the tournament, John Iwerima praised his players despite their failure to win the championship.
He stated that if the couple is preserved, the girls still have a chance to rule the globe.
He said, “I’m so proud of the girls, to come in and play like we did tonight not only against the Moroccan but the crowd. We had every opportunity to get it done. Unfortunately, we couldn’t quite get it done.
“We had chances of snatching the victory in the third set but it eventually went the way of the host country.
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13:20 - 10.07.2023
Nigeria wins African Zone 3 U-21 Volleyball Championship, qualifies for World Championship
Nigeria defeated Ghana to lift the women’s trophy at the ongoing 2023 African U-21 Nations Volleyball Championship.
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10:01 - 18.08.2023
2023 African Volleyball C'Ship: We will go all out against Burundi, Ajayi vows
Nigeria lost to Host Cameroon 0-3 (16-25, 13-25, 18-25) in their second match of the Volleyball Championship in Yaounde, Cameroon on Thursday.
"The mentality of the team throughout the championship is incredible. The girls fought throughout the championship and I am very grateful for the opportunity to lead these players to the championship.
"The chemistry together is unbelievable. As long as we have that, we can beat anybody in the near future".
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Nigeria Volleyball Federation applauds the team
The President of Nigeria Volleyball Federation, Engineer Musa Nimrod, said that the beach volleyball team was recognized for their outstanding performance.
Nimrod praised the girls for their tenacity and battle in the match against Morocco, which went into the third set.
He said, “I said earlier that the girls have all it takes to stand out at the African Beach Volleyball Championship. Indeed, their performance against the Moroccans confirmed this.
“Our girls flew the flag of Nigeria beautifully high with their sterling performance against all their opponents. They put up a good fight in the final and they are worth every celebration.”
Meanwhile, Nigeria men's beach volleyball team finished fifth position at the just concluded 2023 CAVB U21 Beach Volleyball Championship.
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10:52 - 06.03.2023
VOLLEYBALL Nigeria's Volleyball president, Nimrod donates 185 soft balls to kids development program
Nimrod gave 185 volleyball softballs to the Nigerian volleyball community on Sunday to commemorate his birthday.
10:43 - 09.02.2023
VOLLEYBALL President Beach Volleyball Cup serves off February 13th
The 4th edition of the President Beach Volleyball Cup will be held in Kaduna
Both teams have qualified for the 2023 FIVB U21 World Beach Volleyball Championship in Thailand next November.
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