How Scorpion Spikers, Offa VC won Abuja Invitational Volleyball Championship

Date: 2023-03-22

The 2023 Abuja Invitational Volleyball Championship has ended with Scorpion Spikers and Kwara's Offa VC as champions by successfully seeing off 48 other teams in both the men's and women's categories.

Scorpion Spikers defeated COAS Spikers in the men's final to claim the gold medal, winning 3-1 (26-24) (18-25) (25-17) (25-22), sending COAS to the second position, while G-Ranks won the bronze medal.

Offa Volleyball Club thrashed Games Village in three sets of 25-22, 25-16, 25-22, to win the women's category in the competition held at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja.

As part of efforts to encourage the teams, all-male teams went home with N200,000, while all the women's sides got N160,000 as participating fees.

Speaking after the victory, Offa Volleyball Club Head Coach, Sulaiman Ajeigbe, expressed happiness for leading his boys to the title, adding that they are the future of volleyball in Nigeria. He disclosed that they have started preparing for the championship's premiership.

Chairman of, Referee Committee, Samuel Timothy, commended the officiating, which he said was way above average.

Also speaking on the championship, president of, Nigeria Volleyball Federation, Musa Nimrod, commended the tournament's sponsor, adding that most of the players are raw talents with a number of them still writing secondary school exams.

�The competition consists of volleyball players who don't play in the league. This is the real grassroots we are talking about. I am not surprised with the performance of Offa because they have developmental programmes and they have always been together. The future is bright for the game because of them,� he said.

Source

Recent Posts.

Next Generation: Ilorin Emirate's Young Royals Display Passion for Horse Riding

IAC Ilorin: 250 Pilots Trained, 96% NCAA Audit Score Recorded Under Current Management

Kwara NUT Rally in Ilorin, Demand Urgent Action on School Security

PDP Kwara Suspends Governorship Aspirant Ladi Hassan Over Anti-Party Activities

Ilorin Central Mosque BoT Reveals 30+ Boreholes Drilled Before Water Source Found

Friends, Associates Gather at Old Ilorin Central Mosque to Pray for Speaker Danladi 41st Birthday

Presidency Urges Nigerians to Avoid Night Travel Amid North-Central Security Concerns

Suspected Bandits Storm Fulani Settlement in Edu LG, Kill One, Abduct Two Women

Governor AbdulRazaq Promises Dedicated Chess Hall, Enhanced Support for Kwara Players

Profile of Wives & Children of Sheikh Muhammad Kamaldeen Al Adaby