Tuesday, 26 March 2019

Nigeria set to host Zone 3 Africa Club volleyball championships


By Akeem Lawal
THE President of Nigeria Volleyball Federation, Engineer Musa Nimrod said adequate arrangements have been made to host a successful Zone 3 Africa Club Championships scheduled to hold in Lagos from 14th to 19th April, 2019.


Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com reports that 22 male and female clubs from six countries will be participating in a week long tournament with the host, Nigeria presenting highest numbers of clubs.

Going by the list of the registered clubs, Benin Republic is presenting two male clubs, Finances, Entente and Entente in the female category. Burkina Faso has Sonapost in male and As Douanes in the female categories.

Ghana is presenting her best clubs, Ghana Police in the two categories, while Niger also is presenting Gendarmerie and Police in the two categories.

Togo registered two male clubs, AS OTR and Etoile Filante, while the female club is AS OTR.

The host, Nigeria is presenting highest numbers of clubs in the male and female categories as it is parading Nigeria Immigration, Nigeria Customs,Nigeria Civil Defence and Kano Pillars in the male category while Nigeria Customs, Nigeria Immigration, Nigeria Civil Defence, Kada Emeralds and Benue Queens are featuring in the female category.

Nimrod said the technical committee of the championships has inspected the facilities and equipments which will be used for the event.

He said, “The Nigeria Volleyball Federation has been running round the clock to ensure the Zone 3 Africa Club Championships is a success. We have learnt from last year’s event and perfected some of the lapses.

"The federation has also visited and met with the management of University of Lagos to inspect the facilities”, he said

The clubs are expected to start arriving Nigeria as from 13th of April, 2019.

Benin Republic:
Finances and Entente (male and female)
Ghana:
Ghana Police (male and female)
Burkina Faso:
Sonapost (Male) and Douanes (female)
Niger Republic:
Gendarmerie and Police (male and female)
 Togo:
AS OTR and Etoile Filante (male), AS OTR (female)

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