After missing the 2023 edition, Nigeria's return to the continental championship has now produced two wins from two group matches and a place in the last eight.

Nigeria records its first win at the 2026 African Men’s Volleyball Championship after defeating Chad 3-0 in its opening match in Tunisia.

Nigeria’s senior men’s volleyball team is in Tunisia for the 2026 African Men’s Volleyball Championship with a 14-man squad led by outside hitter Abdulquadri Jaiyeola.