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Nigeria’s women’s beach volleyball team has qualified for the 2025 World Championship in Australia after defeating Egypt to place third at the CAVB Continental Championship in Morocco.
The Nigerian Women’s Beach Volleyball team has secured a spot at the 2025 World Beach Volleyball Championship, which will be held in Australia from November 14 to 23.
The qualification came after the duo of Esther Mbah and Pamela Bawa defeated Egypt 2-1 to finish third at the African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) Continental Championship, which was recently concluded in Morocco.
Speaking after the match, head coach Kayode Ajilore praised the team’s commitment and discipline.
“They played every instruction given to them. The girls were determined to represent the country in Australia for the world championship,” he said.
Coach Kayode also expressed gratitude to Musa Nimrod, President of the CAVB Beach Volleyball Commission, for creating opportunities for Nigerian athletes to thrive on the continental stage.
He added that the team would commence preparations immediately to ensure a strong performance at the world event.
“We will start preparations for the world championship immediately so that we can also have a good result at the end of the tournament,” he noted.
At the CAVB Championship, Morocco clinched the gold medal in the women’s event, while Mozambique finished with silver.
