ParaVolley: Nigeria to host 2024 Paralympic Games qualifier

Ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games qualifiers, Nigeria has been announced as the host for the qualifier volleyball game.

The 2024 ParaVolley Africa Qualifiers which doubles as the 2024 Africa Sitting Volleyball Zone Championships will take place from January 29 to February 3 at the National Stadium in Lagos.

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According to the President of ParaVolley Africa, Ehab Hassanein, draws for the Africa Sitting Volleyball Zone Championships comes up on January 6th.

Hassanein said 11 teams have confirmed their participation for the championship adding that Nigeria will participate in the men and women’s category.

He said, “ParaVolley Africa (PVA) will conduct the draw for the forthcoming Africa Sitting Volleyball Zone Championships on Saturday, January 6.

“I can confirm that the draw will be conducted via Zoom at the FRMSPSH Headquarters in Rabat, Morocco at 17:00 local time (GMT+1), with the tournament scheduled from January 29 to February 3 in the Nigerian city of Lagos.

“A total of 11 teams have confirmed participation for the competition, including Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Rwanda in the women’s tournament, and Egypt, Morocco, Libya, Kenya, Algeria, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and Nigeria in the men’s tournament.

“The African Zone Championships will be the first of the two remaining Paralympic Games qualifiers in the 2024 World ParaVolley calendar. World ParaVolley’s last chance qualifiers for the Paralympics in Paris will be held in Dali, China from April 3rd to 10th.

The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games sitting volleyball events will take place between August 29 and September 7 at the North Paris Arena.