December 08, (THEWILL) – Ezike Emenike Collins and Okeke Emmanuel Chidiebere have been selected to represent Nigeria at the upcoming Beach Volleyball World Championship, which will be held in Thailand from December 14 to 18, following a month of closed camping at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium (ABS) in Kaduna.
This was revealed by coach Iwerima John while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an invitational event held to prepare the team for the championship.
John said: “We have Ezike Emenike Collins and Okeke Emmanuel Chidiebere that will be representing Nigeria.”
According to him, they are nearing the finish of their preparations for the world championship in Thailand, which is why the invitational friendly was being held. On the championship’s expectations, he stated that with the level of preparations, “by God’s grace we will reach the knockout stage. We are still optimistic of a podium finish.”
The coach stated that they had noticed a few shortcomings during the invitational competition, which they will rectify before leaving in a week.
“This is about the first major tournament before the competition. We have observed one or two lapses, when we meet, we will work on it.”
Also speaking, one of the players, Collins, thanked the President of the Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF), Engineer Musa Nimrod, for his immense financial assistance at all times while the camp lasted.
“We thank the NVBF President for giving us an opportunity again to represent the country. We will do well and make the country proud,” Collins assured.
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