Beach Volleyball: Nigeria beats Morocco to qualify for Los Angeles 2028 Olympics

Nigeria's women's beach volleyball team has achieved a historic milestone, qualifying for the Olympic Games for the first time in the country's history. Their ticket to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics was secured after a decisive 2-0 victory over Morocco in the final of the 2026 CAVB Women’s Beach Volleyball Championship held in Alexandria, Egypt.

The Nigerian team dominated the final match, winning both sets with scores of 21-17 and 21-10. This victory not only earned them the gold medal at the championship but also guaranteed their representation in the beach volleyball event at the upcoming Olympic Games.

Prior to the final, Nigeria had already secured their spot by defeating Mozambique 2-0 in the semi-final, with both sets ending 21-17. The team's journey to this qualification has been a long-term effort, with this being their fourth appearance in a championship final.

Musa Nimrod, President of the Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF), congratulated the team and hailed the qualification as a major achievement for the nation. "God has done it for us on our fourth trial and given us victory. It is not the Nigeria Volleyball Federation’s success alone but the entire nation," Nimrod stated, emphasizing the collective pride and joy surrounding this historic win.

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God has done it for us on our fourth trial and given us victory. It is not the Nigeria Volleyball Federation’s success alone but the entire nation.