{"id":4332,"date":"2021-03-09T08:20:12","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T08:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onwardnews24.com\/?p=4332"},"modified":"2021-03-09T08:20:15","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T08:20:15","slug":"volleyball-nigeria-retains-u19-boys-title-qualify-for-fivb-world-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onwardnews24.com\/volleyball-nigeria-retains-u19-boys-title-qualify-for-fivb-world-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Volleyball: Nigeria retains U19 Boys title, qualify for FIVB World Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Nigeria U19 volleyball boys team retained their title as champions of Africa after beating Morocco 3-0 (25-8, 25-21, 25-23) at the just concluded 2021 African Nations Volleyball Championship in Abuja on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Nigerian boys were unstoppable in the first set as they cruised past the Moroccans in the opening minutes as fantastic combination of the setters and spikers saw Nigeria pummel Morocco by 25-8 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second set produced interesting rallies, blocks and spikes from both teams but the West Africans took the set by 25-21 points. Nigeria came into the 3rd set in a dominant fashion, killing it 8-1 at the first technical timeout. Morocco effected a substitution to foil the Nigerian attack, little late for the North Africans as Nigeria wins 25-23 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n