Nigeria Into Volleyball Round of 16 After Cameroon 3-0 Defeat
Nigeria’s Senior Women’s Volleyball Team have reached the Round of 16 at the 2026 CAVB Women’s African Nations Championship despite suffering a 3-0 defeat to Cameroon.
The Super Volleywals were beaten 25-20, 25-15, 25-16 by Cameroon in their final Pool C match in Nairobi on Thursday.
Cameroon dominated from the start, winning the opening set 25-20 before taking the second 25-15 to move within one set of victory.
Nigeria struggled to overturn the deficit in the third set as the defending side completed a straight-sets victory with a 25-16 win.
The result handed Cameroon a third consecutive victory in the tournament and strengthened their position at the top of Pool C.
Despite the setback, Nigeria secured qualification for the knockout stage after their earlier 3-2 victory over Ghana helped them finish third in the group.
The Nigerian team will now compete in the Round of 16, where they will face an opponent determined by the final pool standings.
The knockout matches will be played at the Kasarani Indoor Arena and Ulinzi Sports Complex in Nairobi.
With qualification for the 2027 FIVB Volleyball World Cup and the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games also at stake, Nigeria will need to raise their level considerably in the knockout phase.
The Super Volleywals will now look to put the Cameroon defeat behind them and produce a stronger performance as their campaign enters the decisive stage.
