12-woman squad named for volleyball 2024 African Games qualifiers

The head coach of Nigeria Women’s Senior Volleyball Team, Samuel Ajayi has named 12 players for the upcoming African Games Qualifiers in Lagos, Nigeria. The 2024 African Games qualifiers is scheduled for 4th to 8th January at the National Stadium in Lagos. The team aims to qualify and win a medal after missing out on […]

12-woman squad named for volleyball 2024 African Games qualifiers

The head coach of Nigeria Women’s Senior Volleyball Team, Samuel Ajayi has named 12 players for the upcoming African Games Qualifiers in Lagos, Nigeria.

The 2024 African Games qualifiers is scheduled for 4th to 8th January at the National Stadium in Lagos.

The team aims to qualify and win a medal after missing out on podium finish since 2003.

Ajayi has opted to mix experience and youth, with a roster featuring five regular players, five U21 players and two U17 players.

Ijeoma Ukpabi has been selected to captain the team while Jummai Bitrus is the newly selected assistant captain.

Final women’s List:

Sharon Achi, Aliyah Usman, Ijeoma Ukpabi (Captain), Maryam Ibrahim, Mirabel Onyegwu, Happy Wushilang, Blessing Unekwe, Deborah Chukwu, Ifunanya Udeagbala, Kelechi Ndukauba, Albertina Francis and Jummai Bitrus

The 13th African Games is expected to be held in Ghana between 8th and 23rd March 2024. This is the second time in history that the games will be decentralized, as three cities on country will host the event. The three cities chosen for these functions are Accra, Kumasi, and Cape Coast.