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African Championship: Nigeria’s women volleyball team finish fourth

Nigeria on Sunday finished in fourth place at the 2021 African Senior Women’s Volleyball Championship in Kigali, Rwanda, after losing 0-3 to Morocco.

• September 20, 2021

Nigeria on Sunday finished in fourth place at the 2021 African Senior Women’s Volleyball Championship in Kigali, Rwanda, after losing 0-3 to Morocco.

Nigeria lost 19-25 17-25 18-25 in their last classification match at the championship.

The Nigerian men’s team had finished in seventh position in their classification match on Tuesday at the championship.

The 2021 African Seniors Nations Championships, which started on September 5, will come to an end on Monday (today).

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