Nigeria men's national under-21 volleyball team
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| Association | Nigeria Volleyball Federation | |
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| Head coach | Sani Mohammed | |
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The Nigeria men's national under-21 volleyball team represents Nigeria in international men's under-21 volleyball competitions and friendly matches.[1][2]
Team achievements
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Nigeria, News Agency of (16 August 2022). "African U-21 Men's Volleyball Championships: Nigeria beat Morocco". Peoples Gazette. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ David (21 August 2022). "African U-21 Volleyball Championships: Nigeria to face Cameroon in third-place match". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ Nigeria, News Agency of (16 August 2022). "African U-21 Men's Volleyball Championships: Nigeria beat Morocco". Peoples Gazette. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Nigeria loses third-place match, fails to pick World Cup ticket". www.premiumtimesng.com. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ Nicholas, Tersoo (23 August 2022). "Underdogs defeat Nigeria's U-21 men's volleyball team". FRCN HQ. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ Kuti, Dare (19 September 2018). "Tunisia volleyball team win African U21 championships in Abuja". ACLSports. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ Saliu, Mohammed (5 November 2021). "B/Volleyball: NVBF invites 14 players ahead of U19/21 FIVB C'Ship". Latest Sports News In Nigeria. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
