The President of the Nigeria Volleyball Federation, Musa Nimrod has assured participants at the 2025 African National Women’s Volleyball Club championship which started on Tuesday 01/04/2025, at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja of a peaceful and secure city with excellent healthcare services.
Musa Nimrod made the promise while
welcoming the participating clubs to Nigeria.
He expressed for choosing Nigeria as their host country, a first-time privilege for the nation.
“You are all welcome, and I encourage you to enjoy your stay in Abuja,” he said.
Nimrod emphasised the spirit of unity and camaraderie among the participating teams, saying, “We are all brothers and sisters”.
“ I wished all the teams the best of luck during their stay in Nigeria noting that, Africa is one, ” enjoy yourself and hospitality that defines the African Women’s Club Volleyball Championship”.
The Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi in a welcome
address, recognised the challenges faced by all participants and officials from across Africa , who had endured long flights to arrive in Abuja, said, ” Nigeria would do its best to make your stay enjoyable, highlighting the country’s warm and friendly nature of Nigerians,”
“It is our pleasure to welcome the greatest assembly of volleyball in Africa to Abuja. “We are indeed very happy to see you.
He also identified the complexity of volleyball, noting that while only 12 players and a few officials are visible on the court, a long value chain of umpires, referees, scorers, statisticians, and others work behind the scenes.
“ As a host country, this is Nigeria’s first time playing this role, the importance of teamwork and collaboration is what is making the tournament a success.
He reminded the players that, “The competition is designed to showcase the best of African volleyball talent, with teams competing for the top prize”.
NAN reports that, The competition which is expected to end on April 14th, out of the 24 expected participating teams, only 16 teams were on ground at the technical meeting.
They include the Nigeria Custom service ( NCS),Mayo Kani Evolution (MKE) of Cameroon,Armee Patriotique Rwandaise Volleyball Club (APR) of Rwanda, Club Femini De Carthage (CFC) of Tunisia.
Zamalek Sporting Club ( ZMK) of Egpyt, Kenya Prisons Volleyball Club (PRI) of Kenya, Chief of Naval staff( CNS), Spiking Stars Volleyball (SSV) of Botswana.
Al Ahly Sporting club ( AHL) of Egpyt, Kenya Commercial Bank Volleyball Club (KCB) of Kenya,VolleyballClub La LOI ( VLL) of Democratic Republic of Congo ,Sococim(SOC) of Senegal .
Others are Litto Team Volleyball (LTV) of Cameroon ,Kenya Pipeline Company Volleyball Club (KPC) of Kenya, Police Volleyball Club (PVC) of Rwanda and Club Ominisports Descartes of Cote d’Ivoire
