Nigeria beat Ghana 3-0 (25-10, 25-15, 25-10) to lift the Women’s trophy at the ongoing 2023 African U21 Nations Volleyball Championship Zone 3 in Niamey, Niger Republic.

Following the Sunday’s victory Nigeria have now ended trophy drought at the under age level and also qualify for the world championship in Thailand.

Head coach of  the U21 women’s team, Rakiya Mohammed expressed her happiness over the victory of the team.

“I’m the happiest coach in the world today, because this is the first time Nigeria is winning a trophy at the underage Championship.”

“The Ghanaians came all out and fought, but our girls have everything to win the tournament.

“I told the girls to push harder, because the first game was difficult, so I knew they’ll be more dangerous and that’s exactly what happened.

“I’m happy we were able to get the woman’s qualify for World Championships in Thailand,” She said.