Nigeria to host African Women’s Volleyball Club Championship in April

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Nigeria is to welcome the African continent for the Women’s Volleyball Club Championship, with over 20 countries expected to compete for honors from April 1 to 14 in Abuja.

This was announced by the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, during a courtesy visit to the Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Shehu Dikko, in Abuja.

While seeking the commission’s support, Adeniyi expressed excitement about the event.

“I want to announce that Nigeria has been granted the rights to host the African Women’s Volleyball Interclub Competition. It will be held in Abuja from April 1 to 14, 2025,” he said.

“We will be working with the Volleyball Federation and the Ministry of Sports to ensure we host to win.

We seek the commission’s support to make this a successful event.”

Adeniyi also highlighted the Customs Service’s commitment to sports development, emphasizing the importance of fostering growth at all levels.

“The glory days of sports are returning to Nigeria. Customs is ready to help the commission develop sports organically.

Sports is not just an alternative activity—it’s a daily business. As customs officers, being mentally and physically fit is essential for success.

We will continue to sponsor our athletes to represent Nigeria at various national competitions,” he stated.

In response, Mallam Shehu Dikko affirmed the commission’s support and reiterated the government’s vision to build a thriving sports economy.

“Sports has been declared a national asset. Our mandate, as directed by the president, is to create a vibrant sports economy.

Hosting competitions like this will help build our athletes and develop infrastructure.

We are committed to supporting this event and planning for more competitions in the future,” Dikko said.

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Take a break, everyone.Wednesday marked the midpoint of the 104-match tournament — technically, just past the midpoint, with 54 matches now in the books and 50 remaining before a World Cup champion is crowned in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 19.

The U.S. has reached the Round of 32, which shouldn’t be surprising. Mexico and Canada, the other host nations for this biggest World Cup in history, are also through to the knockout stage. And the stars are positively shining: Argentina’s Lionel Messi has five goals to kick-start what he hopes is a run toward a second consecutive World Cup title. France’s Kylian Mbappé has four, as do Norway’s Erling Haaland and Brazil’s Vinicius Júnior.

Stadiums are mostly filled; FIFA is touting record attendance.

And there have been some feel-good stories, most notably the tale of Cape Verde goalie Vozinha and how his mother was able to come to this World Cup.

“The best is yet to come,” FIFA President Gianni Infantino told SNTV earlier this week.

In other words, the second half of this tournament — just like the second half of matches — is when things might get really good.