Nigeria men's national under-21 volleyball team

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Head coach	Sani Mohammed
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The Nigeria men's national under-21 volleyball team represents Nigeria in international men's under-21 volleyball competitions and friendly matches. ^{[1] [2]}

Team achievements

The Team finished in fourth place at the 2022 African U-21 Men's Volleyball Championship in Tunisia. ^[3]

As a result of this position, the Team failed to pick one of the slots to the 2023 Federation of International Volleyball World Cup Championship due to the loss against Morocco. ^{[4] [5]}

The Nigeria Team finished in the fifth place when the championship was hosted in Abuja by winning DR Congo. ^[6]

Team Players

Some of the players that were invited for training ahead of the beach volleyball championship in Thailand in 2021 includes; Emenike Collins, Chidiebere Okeke, Safa Collins and Sunday Jibril. ^[7]

References

1. Nigeria, News Agency of (16 August 2022). "African U-21 Men's Volleyball Championships: Nigeria beat Morocco". Peoples Gazette. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
2. David (21 August 2022). "African U-21 Volleyball Championships: Nigeria to face Cameroon in third-place match". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
3. Nigeria, News Agency of (16 August 2022). "African U-21 Men's Volleyball Championships: Nigeria beat Morocco". Peoples Gazette. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
4. "Nigeria loses third-place match, fails to pick World Cup ticket". www.premiumtimesng.com. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
5. Nicholas, Tersoo (23 August 2022). "Underdogs defeat Nigeria's U-21 men's volleyball team". FRCN HQ. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
6. Kuti, Dare (19 September 2018). "Tunisia volleyball team win African U21 championships in Abuja". ACLSports. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
7. Saliu, Mohammed (5 November 2021). "B/Volleyball: NVBF invites 14 players ahead of U19/21 FIVB C'Ship". Latest Sports News In Nigeria. Retrieved 16 March 2023.