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The Nigerian under-19 boys national volleyball team on Tuesday lost 1-3 to India in their opening match at the ongoing 2021 FIVB U-19 Boys Volleyball World Cup.
Two times African champions Nigeria lost 17-25 25-23 25-21 26-24 in the match in Tehran, Iran.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Abdulquadri Jaiyeola was Nigeria’s best scorer in the match with 15 points, followed by hitter Michael Abari with 14 points.
Head Coach of the Nigerian team, Sani Mohammed, later said the team would now focus on how to beat Poland in their next match on Wednesday.
Mohammed said his team would learn from the defeat against India and focus on correcting mistakes observed against India.
“The match against India was a very painful loss. We had the mindset of beating the Asian team, but the game went to them at the end of the day.
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“We are now focused on our game against Poland on Wednesday, and the boys will not show any respect for the European side.
“Our mistakes noticed against India will be corrected before our next game.
“But I want to thank everyone back home for their support and I assure that we will not disappoint you,” he said.
NAN reports that Nigeria will face Poland in their second match of the World Cup on Wednesday by 9:30 a.m., with fixtures against Poland and hosts Iran coming up later.
India received an automatic slot to the competition due to their Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) rankings after Guatemala were disqualified because of positive COVID-19 tests.
The 2021 U-19 Boys Volleyball World Cup will end on Sept. 2.(NAN)
