The Nigeria women’s volleyball team has finished sixth position at the ongoing 2023 African Senior Women’s Nations Volleyball Championship in Yaounde, Cameroon.
Nigeria lost to Algeria 1-3 (18-25, 13-25, 25-23, 17-25) in the 5th to 6th classification match at the Palais Polyvalent des Sports Yaoundé on Thursday.
In the first set, Nigeria posed a greater threat to Algeria taking points from each rally before the Nigerian girls lost concentration, which derailed their lofty ambitions. Algeria capitalised on the lapses of their opponents and took the set 25 to 18 points.
The second set was a walkover for the Algerian team as they came out smoking hot to pummel the Nigerian ladies by 25 to 13 points.
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Nigeria showed more determination in the third set taking vital points from the Algerians.
