Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF) has made public its beach volleyball team for the 2023 African Beach Games in Tunisia.
The Tunisia 2023 African Beach Games are scheduled from the 23rd to 30th of June at Yasmine Hammamet resort in Tunisia.
The NVBF announced the final 12-man list which contains six men, seven women and two coaches.
Also listed by Ngozi Amayo, the Secretary General of NVBF are; 2022 National Beach Volleyball Tour Champions – Obayemi Ogunshina & Hilary Simon (Men) and Albertina Francis & Happy Wushilang(Women).
Other nominees for the African Beach Games include 2022 National Sports Festival champion Uchenna Okereafor, highly talented Peter Ibrahim of Francisca Ikhiede and Tochukwu Nnoruga.
The men’s team will be led by Kayode Ajilore and the women’s team managed by John Iwerima.
Head coach of the men team, Kayode Ajilore declared that Nigeria would be at their best this year during the African Beach Games.
The head coach of the Nigerian Immigration Service declared that this time, wards were going to return with medals for fatherland.
The teams Nigeria is parading in beach volleyball have a point to prove at the 2023 African Beach Games -Stroke.Undef “), Pointing out that it was after finishing second at ACP zone three (Oregon), last year, during which other countries comprehensively trounced his boys. Among others, the players have been featuring in different beach volleyball tournaments like National Sports Festival, National Beach Volleyball Tour and President Cup in Nigeria.
All the players that will be traveling to Tunisia have not played fewer than 70 matches over the last two years,” he said. What they will have to do is win us medal after medals.
President, Nigeria Volleyball Federation Engr Musa Nimrod expressed his delight with the inclusion of beach volleyball in one of the teams that will represent our great country at 2023 African Beach Games thanking Federal Ministry Of Youth and Sports Development for accepting it as part what should be prepared ahead.
He implored the players to do their best so that, as is customary on any of these podiums at medal ceremonies, they can sing the national anthem.
