President of Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF), Musa Nimrod, on Saturday said he was confident Nigeria would secure a ticket at the final phase of the qualifiers to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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Nimrod expressed his confidence while speaking with newsmen in Abuja at the closing ceremony of the second phase of the Beach Volleyball Olympics Qualifiers.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria qualified for the third and final phase of the qualifiers after defeating Zambia 2-0.
“We lost the opportunity to go to the Rio Games in 2016 and it was due to just a mere and a silly mistake. But this time around we don’t want to see such mistakes happening again.
“I believe this is our period to go to Tokyo. The players are ready to give their best to go to Tokyo 2020 and make the country proud.
“We have hosted the competition now and our points will increase and we have moved to the next level in Africa.
“Africa’s number two didn’t come for the qualifiers here and they will now lose a point,” he said.
The NVBF president said the Nigerian male team would play in the second phase of their qualifiers in Mozambique.
NAN reports that Nigeria is classified in Group A of the Men’s Africa Beach Volleyball Tokyo 2020 Olympics Qualifiers.
Mozambique will host the Group A qualifiers at the Costa do Sol Beach in Maputo, with Nigeria, Tunisia, Zambia, Congo Brazzaville joining the hosts from March 26 to March 30.
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