The Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF) has released a list of 12 players picked for the country’s participation in the 2023 CAVB U21 Girls Zone 3 Nations Cup in Niger Republic.
The CAVB U21 Girls Zone 3 Nations Cup is holding from 3rd to 10th July, 2023
The NVBF, in a statement in Kaduna on Thursday by Chief Martin Melandi, its Technical Director, said the team would depart Nigeria on Sunday.
Topping the list of players is the 2022 Most Valuable Player (MVP) in the Nigeria Volleyball Premier League, Kelechi Ndukaba and 2022 Best Libero at the CAVB U19 Girls Championship, Mariam Usman.
Rakiya Mohammed will lead the U21 Girls team to the Zone 3 Nations Cup. She will work with Dennis Eleri (Assistant Coach); and Anthony Torbundeh (Assistant Coach).
Nigeria U21 volleyball women’s team coach, Rakiya Mohammed promised that her technical team are working diligently to make the nation proud.
The much travelled coach said the Nation Cup will help build the confidence of the players and put them in shape ahead of the FIVB U19 World Championship next August.
