By Akeem Lawal
The second leg of the National Division One Volleyball
League will hold at the volleyball court of the Bauchi Stadium from 16th to
27th October, 2019, the League Management Committee of the Nigeria Volleyball
Federation (NVBF) has disclosed.
According to the Chairman of the committee, Professor
Olatunde Morakinyo, the federation is collaborating with the Bauchi State
government in order to organize a hitch free division one league.
He revealed that a total of 14 teams are expected at the
division league adding that two men and two women teams will be promoted to the
premier league.
“The much expected second leg of the division one league
will hold next October in Bauchi and the state government also promised us a
hitch free league. The level of preparation ahead of the competition is very
high.
“14 teams consisting of 10 men and 4 women teams will
slug it out in Bauchi and the top two teams in both categories will gain
promotion to the 2020 Nigeria Volleyball Premier League”, he said.
Sunshine Spikers of Ondo State currently leads the table
in the men category, while the Nigeria Police Force occupies first position in
the women category and Morakinyo said volleyball enthusiast should expect the
best of volleyball in Bauchi.
“According to the table, Sunshine Spikers of Ondo are
first position with 26 points in the men category while the Nigeria Police
Force is first with 9 points in the women’s category. I believe we are going to
expect the best of volleyball in Bauchi because every team will want to book a
spot at the 2020 Premier League”, he said
No comments:
Post a Comment