Nigeria men's national under-21 volleyball team

The Nigeria mens national under-21 volleyball represents Nigeria in international men's under-21 volleyball competitions and friendly matches.[1][2]

Nigeria
AssociationNigeria Volleyball Federation
Head coachSani Mohammed
Uniforms
Home

Team achievements

The Team finished in fourth place at the 2022 African U-21 Men's Volleyball Championship in Tunisia.[3]

As a result of this position, the Team failed to pick one of the slots to the 2023 Federation of International Volleyball World Cup Championship due to the loss against Morocco.[4][5]

The Nigeria Team finished in the fifth place when the championship was hosted in Abuja by winning DR Congo.[6]

Team Players

Some of the players that were invited for training ahead of the beach volleyball championship in Thailand in 2021 includes; Emenike Collins, Chidiebere Okeke, Safa Collins and Sunday Jibril.[7]

References
  1. Nigeria, News Agency of (2022-08-16). "African U-21 Men's Volleyball Championships: Nigeria beat Morocco". Peoples Gazette. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  2. David (2022-08-21). "African U-21 Volleyball Championships: Nigeria to face Cameroon in third-place match". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  3. Nigeria, News Agency of (2022-08-16). "African U-21 Men's Volleyball Championships: Nigeria beat Morocco". Peoples Gazette. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  4. www.premiumtimesng.com https://www.premiumtimesng.com/sports/nigeria-sports-news/550109-african-u-21-volleyball-championships-nigeria-loses-third-place-match-fails-to-pick-world-cup-ticket.html?tztc=1. Retrieved 2023-03-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. Nicholas, Tersoo (2022-08-23). "Underdogs defeat Nigeria's U-21 men's volleyball team". FRCN HQ. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  6. Kuti, Dare (2018-09-19). "Tunisia volleyball team win African U21 championships in Abuja". ACLSports. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  7. Saliu, Mohammed (2021-11-05). "B/Volleyball: NVBF invites 14 players ahead of U19/21 FIVB C'Ship". Latest Sports News In Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.