Nigeria Beat Egypt, Others To Hosting Of African Women's Championship

Nigeria Beat Egypt, Others To Hosting Of African Women's Championship 

By Niyi Busari

Nigeria will host the rest of Africa in the 2025 African Women's Volleyball Inter-Cub Competition in Abuja in April, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

The Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi made this known on Monday when he led the delegation of officers of the NCS on courtesy visit to the National Sports Commission (NSC) at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja. 

The Comptroller General assured that the Nigeria Customs Service women's team - the only Nigerian team at the championship aims at hosting to win. 

Speaking, he said, "sports is not alternative business to NCS because our officers must posses the attributes of a good athlete before he can succeed. After so much efforts, Nigeria has been given the opportunity to host the 2025 African Women's Volleyball Inter-Cub Competition from 1st to 14th April, 2025. This will be orgainsed in conjunction with the Nigeria Volleyball Federation. Nigeria competed with Egypt, Tanzania and other before we were given the nod to host.

"With the preparations the women's will have ahead of the competition, I want to assure that they will not disappoint Nigerians a we aim at hosting to win.

"We however, seek the support of the National Sports Commission in any way they can so as to make the dream of winning the tournament a reality. On our part, we will donate buses to Commission to be distributed for some of the Sports Federations to convey the national teams.

The Chairman NSC, Shehu Dikko while reacting appreciate the contribution of Nigeria Customs to sports development and also assuring them of government support.

"We will make sure that the Customs team get all the necessary supports from the government. It's one of the agenda of President Tinubu led government to see Nigeria hosting as many competitions as possible. This will help in developing the athletes and in maintaining infrastructure. 

The championship which begins from April 1st and ends 14th will be sponsored by the Nigerian Customs Service whose women's volleyball team qualified having won the Nigeria Volleyball League in 2024.

The African Women's Volleyball Championship is the official competition for senior women's national volleyball teams of Africa, organized by the African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB). The tournament is currently held biannually. The current champion is Kenya, which won its tenth title at the 2023 tournament in Yaoundé, Cameroon