{"id":11874,"date":"2023-07-10T14:10:22","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T14:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/?p=11874"},"modified":"2023-07-10T14:10:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T14:10:22","slug":"nigeria-emerge-champions-of-2023-african-zone-3-u21-nations-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/10\/nigeria-emerge-champions-of-2023-african-zone-3-u21-nations-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria emerge Champions of 2023 African Zone 3 U21 Nations Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nigeria defeated Ghana to lift the women\u2019s trophy at the ongoing 2023 African U21 Nations Volleyball Championship Zone 3 in Niamey, Niger Republic on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"814\" data-id=\"11878\" src=\"https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ghana-vball2-1024x814.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ghana-vball2-1024x814.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ghana-vball2-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ghana-vball2-768x611.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ghana-vball2-1536x1222.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ghana-vball2.jpg 2003w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Team Nigeria went through the entire tournament without dropping a single set to be crowned champions while beating Ghana twice in the mix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"638\" data-id=\"11876\" src=\"https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nigeria-volleyball-u21-1024x638.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nigeria-volleyball-u21-1024x638.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nigeria-volleyball-u21-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nigeria-volleyball-u21-768x479.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nigeria-volleyball-u21-1536x957.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nigeria-volleyball-u21.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The girls eased past local rivals Ghana in their first match of the tournament with a 3-0 (25-11, 25-15, 25-8) win. They continued their winning run in their second match against hosts Niger, winning 3-0 (25-4, 25-11, 25-4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coach Rakiya Mohammed\u2019s team swept aside Benin Republic with a dominant display in their third match, claiming a 3-0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-9) win to secure a rematch against Ghana in the final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The final was one-sided like the previous meeting between both sides as Team Nigeria prevailed with a 3-0 (25-10, 25-15, 25-10) win to secure the title in Niger. Nigeria\u2019s Aliyat Usman was voted MVP of the Match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nigeria-vballu20-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nigeria-vballu20-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nigeria-vballu20-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nigeria-vballu20-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nigeria-vballu20-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nigeria-vballu20.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Head coach of Nigeria U21 women\u2019s team, Rakiya Mohammed expressed her happiness over the victory of the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am the happiest coach on earth today because this is the first time Nigeria is picking a trophy in the under aged championship so I feel so happy. The Ghanaians came all out to play the Nigerian team but the girls showed them that Khaki no be leather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s how we played and defeated them and we\u2019ve lifted the trophy and we are taking it back to Nigeria and also we\u2019ve qualified for the world championship in Thailand\u201d, an elated Mohammed expressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI told them that Ghana played us first, and the second time that we are meeting, it\u2019s going to be difficult. 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