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BEACH VOLLEYBALL: NIGERIA, ONE STEP AWAY FROM THE OLYMPICS SAYS COACH IMOUDU

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BY DARE KUTI.

The head coach of Nigeria beach volleyball team, Francis Imoudu said the women’s team is one step away from Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Nigeria women’s beach volleyball team finished first at the Zone III 2020 Olympic qualifiers in Laboma, Ghana.

In the women championship the Nigerian team won both matches as they beat Benin twice 2-0 (21-3, 21-7) and 2-0 (21-17, 21-16).

The Nigerian stars then overcame hosts Ghana also twice 2-0 (21-14, 21-19) and in the second match 2-0 (21-12, 21-11).

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Imoudu told newsmen that would qualify for Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

“In spite of the performance of the girls at the Zone 3 qualifiers emerging first, the signs are there that we will make it to Tokyo 2020 Olympics, we are just one step away from Japan.

“I commend the women’s beach volleyball team for their resilience and determination. They played well and did the country proud in Ghana,” he said.

He further said, “The girls used tactical discipline to subdue Benin Republic and Ghana in their respective matches.

“The Ghanaian team was powering in the beginning of the matches but we had a game plan which was perfectly executed”.

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The President of Nigeria Volleyball Federation, Musa Nimrod commended the players for qualifying for the next round of the Olympic qualifiers.

He expressed great optimizing that the players can shock their opponents in the final round yet to be decided by CAVB.

Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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