Team Nigeria ended their campaign in the 6th position
The Nigeria women's volleyball team ended the African Volleyball Championship in Yaounde, Cameroon with a loss to Algeria.
The Nigerian team had a strong start to the competition and advanced to the knockout round with a record of two victories and two losses in the games played during the group round.
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Nigeria suffer defeat in the quarterfinal clash at African Volleyball Championship
Nigeria will face Morocco today in the 5-8 classification match.
They were eliminated from contention for medals after losing to Kenya in the quarterfinal, but they still had the classification games to fall back on.
They defeated Morocco 3-0 in their opening encounter for the classification on Wednesday, while Algeria defeated them 3-1 on Thursday.
Nigeria came back stronger in the third quarter to defeat North Africa 23-25 after the North Africans had dominated the game and won the opening two quarters 25-18, 25-13.
Algeria claimed the 4th set with a 25-17 win to finish in the 5th position as Team Nigeria ended their campaign in the 6th position