Beach Volleyball: Nigeria beat Morocco, qualify for Los Angeles 2028 Olympics
The Nigerian women’s beach volleyball team has qualified for the Olympic Games event for the first time in history after defeating Morocco 2-0 in the final of the 2026 CAVB Women’s Beach Volleyball on Saturday.
The team will fly Nigeria’s flag at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, U.S., after their impressive victory against Morocco.
The women beat Morocco in both sets, 21-17 and 21-10, in Alexandria, Egypt, on Saturday to clinch gold and secure their ticket to the Olympic Games.
Earlier on Saturday, the team dispatched Mozambique in the Semi-final, beating their opponents 21-17 and 21-17 in both sets.
Reacting to the achievement, president of the Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF), Musa Nimrod, said the victory is for the entire nation after years of missing out on the Olympics.
“I wish to congratulate Nigerians and thank God. This is the fourth time we are going into the finals; we finished in second place on three occasions,” Mr Nimrod said.
“God has done it for us on our fourth trial and given us victory. It is not the Nigeria Volleyball Federation’s success alone but the entire nation,” he added.
(NAN)
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
States
Independence: NBA urges Nigerians to expect better future
The NBA said that ordinary Nigerians should be deriving benefit from the subsidy removal rather than hardship.
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
Africa
Fani-Kayode accuses South Africa of excluding Nigeria from diplomatic event livestream
Mr Fani-Kayode said he would not tolerate what he considered disrespect towards Nigeria or its government.
States
Shettima, wife arrive in Jos for Tinubu’s re-election campaign
The spokesman for Mr Shettima, Stanley Nkwocha, made the disclosure in a post on Saturday.
Lagos
Speak against intimidation of opposition parties in Lagos, ADC tells Sanwo-Olu
Mr Ashiru appealed to Mr Sanwo-Olu to make a clear and strong statement condemning political violence.
States
CP Bode Ojajuni presents N10.6 million cheques to deceased officers’ families in Ogun
Mr Ojajuni noted that the financial intervention served as a tangible token of the Force’s enduring gratitude and institutional duty to stand by them.
Uncategorized
Ethiopia begins construction of 100,000 homes across 21 locations in Addis Ababa
Ms Abiebie described the initiative as “Turning Promises into Action.”
Heading 3
FG warns Nigerians with medical conditions against Addis Ababa transit after deaths of 16 nationals
Mr Adeniyi said Addis Ababa’s exceptionally high altitude reportedly resulted in the deaths of 16 Nigerians travelling through the capital.
