NAN-S-7
Volleyball
By Dorcas Jonah
Abuja, June 8, 2017 (NAN) The Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF) on Thursday said eight players had been invited to camp ahead of the U-21 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Nanjing, China.
Maikano Adamu, Secretary-General of NVBF, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the camp would open on June 15 to prepare the athletes adequately for the championships.
NAN reports that the championships is scheduled to hold in Nanjing from July 11 to July 15.
Adamu said the eight players are made up of four males and four females, with two players being selected in each category to represent Nigeria in the championship.
He said Team Nigeria would depart for China on July 10 for the event.
NAN reports that Nigeria had competed against teams from Egypt, Mozambique, Morocco, Sudan, South Africa, Congo and Togo in the final leg of the African qualifiers in Cairo, Egypt in April.
Five of the countries had qualified in both the male and female categories.(NAN)
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(Edited by Folorunso Poroye and Olawale Alabi)