U-17 Volleyball: Nigeria beat Cameroon 3-1, battle Egypt in final today
The Nigeria under 17 female volleyball team on Wednesday in Abuja defeated their Cameroonian counterparts 3-1 in the semi final match of the ongoing 2023 Girl’s U17 African Nations Volleyball.
The match was played at the package B of the Moshood Abiola Stadium.
Nigeria will meet Egypt in the final match on Thursday (today).
The Nigerian girls won the first set with two points different (27-24), while Cameroonian fought back to win the set second set 25-23.
The Nigerian girls continued the game with the winning spirit to win the third set and fourth set 26-24 and 25-19.
Speaking after the match, the coach of Nigerian girls, Sunday Akapson, said the girls played according to instruction.
“One of the best things we used in this game in the first and second game is that we try to boost the morale of the players.
“After we lost our first game against Egypt, we told them that they have the ability, capacity and the strength to win the remaining matches. We will go back home to restrategise and play in the final match against Egypt on Thursday,” he said
On his part, the team manager of the Cameroon team, Tamuo Henry, said the girls worked well in their games.
“It is unfortunate that they lost all their three matches but that does not make them a good team. The good thing is that the three teams will participate in the U-17 world cup championship in 2024, ’’ he said.
Mirabel Onyegwu from the Nigerian team received the Most Valuable Player award of the match.
The 2023 Girl’s U17 African Nations Volleyball which started on Saturday is expected to end on December 8.
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