Nigerian men's national volleyball team

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Nigeria
Nigeria
Association Confédération Africaine de Volleyball (CAVB)
FIVB member since 1972
World ranking 58th place (January 2012)
World Championship
Participation in the finals no
best result not qualified
Olympic games
Participation in the finals no
best result not qualified
African Championship
Participation in the finals 1979, 1987, 1991, 1997, 2001, 2005
best result 2nd place 2001
World cup
Participation in the finals no
best result not qualified
World league
Participation in the finals no
best result not qualified
(As of June 1, 2012)

The Nigerian national volleyball team of men is the selection of Nigerian volleyball players that the Nigerian Volleyball Federation (NVBF) represents on an international level, for example in friendly matches against the teams of other national associations, but also in international competitions. In 1972 the national association joined the world association Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). In January 2012, the team was ranked 58th in the world .

International competitions

Nigeria at world championships

The team has not yet qualified for a world championship.

Nigeria at the Olympic Games

So far, the team has not been able to qualify for the Olympic competitions .

Nigeria at African Championships

The team has taken part in the African Championship six times:

  • TunisiaTunisia 1967 : not qualified
  • EgyptEgypt 1971 : not qualified
  • TunisiaTunisia 1976 : not qualified
  • Political system of the Libyan Arab JamahiriyaPolitical system of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 1979 : 5th place
  • EgyptEgypt 1983 : not qualified
  • TunisiaTunisia 1987 : 5th place
  • Ivory CoastIvory Coast 1989 : not qualified
  • EgyptEgypt 1991 : 5th place
  • AlgeriaAlgeria 1993 : not qualified
  • TunisiaTunisia 1995 : not qualified
  • NigeriaNigeria 1997 : 4th place
  • EgyptEgypt 1999 : not qualified
  • NigeriaNigeria 2001 : 2nd place
  • EgyptEgypt 2003 : not qualified
  • EgyptEgypt 2005 : 5th place
  • South AfricaSouth Africa 2007 : not qualified
  • MoroccoMorocco 2009 : not qualified
  • MoroccoMorocco 2011 : not qualified

Nigeria at the Africa Games

Nigeria's national men's volleyball team has taken part in the African Games nine times , making it more frequent than any other team: in 1976, 1999 and 2003 they won the silver, 1987 and 1995 the bronze medal. In addition, they reached fifth place in 1973, 1991 and 2011 and seventh place in 2007.

Nigeria at the World Cup

Nigeria has not yet participated in the World Cup - the qualifying tournament for the Olympic Games.

Nigeria in the world league

The world league has so far taken place without Nigerian participation.

Individual evidence

  1. FIVB world rankings
  2. FIVB - Confederations and Federations: AFRICA - CAVB ( English ) In: fivb.org . Retrieved June 1, 2012.
  3. FIVB - Volleyball: FIVB Senior World Ranking - Men: As per January 4, 2012 ( English ) In: fivb.org . Retrieved June 1, 2012.
  4. Men Volleyball All Africa Games index file ( English ) In: todor66.com . Retrieved June 1, 2012.