Nigeria’s men’s and women’s national teams have qualified for the 13th All Africa Games in Ghana. The Technical Director of the Nigeria Volleyball Federation, Martin Milandi, disclosed this during an interview with journalists at the National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos on Friday. Milandi said that the teams in Zone 3 (West Africa) failed to be in the qualifying series.
“In Zone 3, we were scheduled to compete against Benin Republic, Togo, Burkina Faso and Liberia. They initially confirmed their participation but withdrew at the last minute.” “CAVB Zone 3 President, Ali Yaro, has notified the Confederation of African Volleyball that the Nigerian volleyball teams have qualified.” automatically.
Hence, we arranged exhibition matches for them against selected players from Lagos. He added: “These matches were their first matches since entering the camp, and I believe that the subsequent friendly matches will enhance their performance.”
The head coach of the Nigeria men’s national team, Musa Baba Musa, has expressed confidence in his team’s abilities and potential, and expects performance to improve once foreign players join the team.