Beach V/Ball Qualifier: Sports ministry pledge support to NVBF over hosting right

The President of Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF), Engineer Musa Nimrod, said the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports has assured the federation of maximum support.
Nimrod who disclosed this at the end of the successful 2019 Africa Beach Volleyball Cup Seniors in Abuja, said the ministry of sports supports activities of the NVBF, adding that is why both local and international tournaments are hosted in Nigeria.
He further said that the ministry has pledged to assist the federation when hosting the 2019 All Africa Games Qualifiers for women’s indoor volleyball later in the year.
Nimrod said, “Nigeria Volleyball has enjoyed partnership with the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports under the leadership of Barrister Solomon Dalung. The ministry always supports and this is the reason we are able to host local and international tournaments.
“The country hosted the U21 Men’s Africa Volleyball Nations Cup last year in Abuja with the partnership of the Federal Ministry of Sports and last week, Nigeria hosted the biggest Africa Beach Volleyball Cup Seniors Cup with a morale booster from the ministry too.
After the end of Africa Beach Volleyball Cup Seniors, the ministry pledged to support us when we want to host the 2019 All Africa Games qualifiers for women’s indoor volleyball,” he said.
Nimrod also commended the military and Para Military for engaging volleyball players in the country, calling on various state governments to emulate them.

…Nigeria, 52 others for 2019 Africa Beach Games

A total number of 54 countries, including Nigeria, will participate at the inaugural African Beach Games which will take place on the island of Sal, Cape Verde, from 14 – 23 June 2019.
According to reports, the event was awarded to Sal Island on the Atlantic archipelago at the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa General Assembly in Djibouti in May 2017.
According to CEO Sal 2019, Yann Craven, the African Beach Games is a new International Olympic Committee project, which will feature beach versions of soccer, handball, volleyball, tennis (doubles and mixed doubles), freestyle football, 3×3 basketball. Others are athletics (Half Marathon), Karate (Kata), Coastal rowing (beach sprints), Kiteboard and Open Water Swimming (5km).
In a chat, Craven said the competition, which will feature over 1000 athletes and 500 officials, will provide additional opportunities for federations to expand their roles by incorporating and starting new initiatives which offers potential athletes new experience and challenge.
“Just like the All Africa Games and the Africa Youth Games, this is a new game. The idea is to give the young African elite athletes the platform to participate in some of the new and exciting sports like Kiteboard, coastal rowing, freestyle football and traditional beach sports like volleyball, soccer, handball.
“We are giving these opportunities to the athletes because one of the major obstacles Africa athletes face is the lack of opportunities.
The event will be staged at Santa Maria Beach Park and athletes will be accommodated at the 5-star all-inclusive resort of Sol Dunas Hotel.
For these inaugural games, the organisers have adopted the Creole word ‘Kretxeu’ which means loved-one.