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2021 Women’s Club African Championship: Nigeria’s Customs defeat Pipeline of Kenya 3-2
Nigeria Customs Service defeats heavyweights, Pipeline of Kenya 3-2 (20-25, 25-18, 25-20, 24-26, 15-11) at the ongoing 2021 Women’s Club African Championship in Kelibia, Tunisia.
Customs are one game away from qualifying for the Semifinals of the African Club Championship with Three wins one loss.
Nigeria’s Representative need to win their next match on Tuesday in order to secure a historic semifinals place at the Club Championship.
Coach of Nigeria Customs Service women’s team, Priscilla Agera hailed the players for their fighting spirit against former Club champion, Pipeline of Kenya.
The former National team captain said the victory recorded is a victory for every Nigerian volleyball player.
Agera said, “Kenya Pipeline is a good team, we trained very well and prepared for them and I thank God we had victory.
“I want to say congratulations to Nigeria because it has been a while that we defeated any club side from Kenya in the Club Championships. Today, I am so happy that we won. I said earlier than we will play the matches as they come, matches are not won outside but on the court
Meanwhile, The Secretary General Nigeria Customs Service sports unit, Samuel Onikeku said, “You know Kenya Pipeline is a very tough team, they have been champions before but we prepared our team and we knew we could beat them.
Onikeku added that “The team had some hiccups but we are still able to beat them which is good for Nigeria as a whole. The girls just need to win their last match and qualify for the Semifinals; we will sit calm, prepare ourselves and be ready for our last game”.
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Flying Eagles Step Up Preparations Ahead of AFCON Clash
Joel Ajayi
The Flying Eagles ramped up their preparations for the upcoming Africa U-20 Cup of Nations (AFCON) with a focused training session at the Jewel Sports City training ground in Cairo on Wednesday evening.
The session, which began at 6:00 pm local time (5:00 pm Nigerian time), came just a day after their friendly match against Egypt’s U-20 team, the Young Pharaohs. It lasted for 90 minutes and was designed to sharpen tactical awareness, improve team cohesion, and fine-tune strategic play.
All 24 players in camp participated fully in the session, demonstrating high intensity and focus under the guidance of the coaching crew.
The team is scheduled to continue their training on Thursday evening as they build momentum for their crucial AFCON opener against Tunisia on May 1.
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