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Nigeria suffered a defeat in the last group Games to Algeria
At the ongoing 2023 African Senior Women's Volleyball Championship, Nigeria has set a date with Kenya in the quarterfinal match in Yaounde, Cameroon.
In their final group stage match on Sunday at the multipurpose sports arena, Nigeria fell to Algeria 2-3 (16-25, 18-25, 25-23, 26-24, 6-15).
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Nigeria recorded two wins against Mali and Burundi as well as three losses in the hands of Cameroon, Egypt and Mali in the group stage.
Losing to Algeria was painful - Ajayi
The head coach of Nigeria women’s volleyball team, Samuel Ajayi said losing the fifth set to Algeria was painful.
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He added that all focus would be on the quarterfinals of the competition when Nigeria plays Rwanda, which won the silver medal at the 2019 African Championship.
He said, “I am not happy with our loss against Algeria in the last group stage match. My players were not impressive in the first and second set but got their rhythm in the third and fourth set. I expected my players to win their fifth set but we made too many errors allowing the Algerians to take the first four points.”
“All attention has been shifted to the quarterfinals and we are playing one of the best teams in the championship. Kenya were unbeaten in their group stage matches and are very experienced with proper exposure.
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“Nigeria will not respect Kenya on the court when both teams meet on Tuesday; this might be our chance to make a huge statement in the championship.
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