The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has approved the request of the Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF) to host the 2021 African Nations U-18 girls Volleyball Championship.
According to the press release signed by the Chairman Media and Publicity NVBF, Kehinde Lamidi on Wednesday, the championship is scheduled to hold at the MKO Abiola National stadium, package B Abuja from 29th January to 7th February, 2021.
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Consequently, a letter from the ministry of sports signed by the permanent secretary, Gabriel Aduda informed the Federation to look for sponsorship to host the continental tournament as the ministry cannot afford to assist due to paucity of funds.
In order to prepare the girl’s national team for the continental championship, the federation is organising an open trials for the players under the age bracket to converge on Ahmadu Bello stadium in Kaduna on the 10th to 13th December, 2020 to select players that will be invited to the national camp.
For the continental championship, the Federation has put all machineries in place to ensure a successful hosting of the tournament with special reference to the strict adherence to the COVID-19 protocols.
The President of the Nigeria Volleyball Federation, Eng Musa Nimrod told newsmen in Abuja that the confederation of African Volleyball (CAVB) knows that Nigeria is always setting the pace in organising continental championship hence its resolve to give Nigeria the hosting right.
“We have hosted continental competitions without any hitches so this one is not going to be different.
“CAVB has tremendous confidence in our organisational abilities. We are not going to disappoint anyone,” said Nimrod.
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