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Team Nigeria suffer defeat in opening match at the Paralympics qualifiers in Lagos 

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Kenya’s female Para volley team kicked off their aspiration to pick a ticket to the 2024 Paralympics with an emphatic 3-0 (25-15, 25-6, 21-15) sets win over host Nigeria at the 2024 African Sitting Volleyball Championship (African Paralympics qualifiers) that started at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos on Monday.

The opening match of the Paralympics qualifiers- the first international meet between both countries ended disappointingly for the host as the visitors were convincing in their display. 

Similarly, The Nigerian men’s team also lost to Kenya, the visitors ran to early set wins (25-22, 25-13) before Nigeria rallied from two sets down to tie the game, but Kenya held their ground against the host to win 15-12 points in the last set.

The Nigerian women’s team will face Rwanda on Tuesday by 4pm while the men’s team also targeting their first win of the qualifiers will face Morocco on Tuesday.

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