The VBC In-House Volleyball Tournament made the headlines as TVC News brought the competition to its audience, putting the spotlight on the teams, the action, and the people behind the game. Volleyball stories deserve to be told, and sometimes, they reach beyond the court where they began. The VBC In-House Volleyball Tournament brought six teams together for a round-robin competition. When the games concluded, Thunder Spikers emerged as the 2026 champions, Blaze Warriors fini

Nigeria's eighth-place finish at the African Men's Nations Volleyball Championship has reignited concerns about preparation. While the team showed resilience and potential, building a competitive national side requires far more than a short pre-tournament camp. For Nigerian volleyball to consistently challenge for continental honours, preparation must become a year-round priority.

Lagos doesn’t have one volleyball scene, it has dozens of them, scattered across every axis of the city. From university sport centres to estate fields, stadium courts to police barracks, the game is being played every single day somewhere in this city, often by people who have no idea a club exists five minutes from their house. This week, we are mapping it all out. Below is a full, zone-by-zone breakdown of some volleyball clubs across Lagos and where they play/train. Wher

Week 1: The League Has Started The first week of the Metropolitan Volleyball League (MVL), Lagos is officially in the books, and we already have a look at how the table is beginning to take shape. With both the men's and women's competitions underway, teams came out fighting for those all-important points — and there were a few close games along the way. Metropolitan Volleyball League Week 1 - WOMEN'S RESULTS The women's competition kicked off with Legacy Volleyball Club vs S

The Nigerian Volleyball League needs more sponsors to support private clubs, grassroots development and the continued growth of volleyball in Nigeria.

Picture this: a national league championship, real stadium, real referees, real talent scouts watching from the sidelines and the person quietly footing the bill isn't a sponsor, isn't the government. It's the federation president himself, reaching into his own pocket because nobody else showed up to fund the game. That's not a hypothetical. That's the honest, on-record reality of Nigerian volleyball right now. And once you understand how the money actually flows or doesn't

How Much Talent Can Compensate for a Bad Attitude? Your attitude could affect your chances of making a volleyball team. Here is why talent alone may not be enough when coaches make their selections.

If you've ever watched a volleyball match and wondered why one team seems to have a setter running the show every single rotation while another team keeps swapping who's setting depending on where they are on the court, you've stumbled onto one of the sport's core tactical decisions. It's called your “offensive system”, and the two most common versions are the “5-1” and the “6-2”. Neither is objectively "better." They solve different problems. Here's what each one actually me

Walk into any volleyball court in Nigeria fifteen minutes before a big match and you'll notice something. Some players are stretching. Some are locked into their earphones. And a few you'll know them once you spot the pattern, they are doing something that has absolutely nothing to do with technique. Bouncing the ball exactly three times before every serve. Refusing to step on the sideline paint. Tying the left shoe before the right, always, no exceptions. Call it superstitio