A look back at the VBC (Volleyball Crush) In-House Volleyball Tournament Every volleyball tournament has a story. There are teams preparing to compete, players stepping onto the court, points to be won, and a final result that determines who takes home the bragging rights. The VBC In-House Volleyball Tournament brought six teams together for a round-robin competition, giving them the opportunity to compete against one another. When the tournament concluded, Thunder Spikers em

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

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

Enugu is ramping up its preparations for the 2026 National Sports Festival as November approaches, with attention on venues, athlete welfare, security and logistics.

One runs the offence. The other keeps the ball alive. One is constantly making decisions. The other is constantly cleaning up chaos. So, who actually has the harder job here, the setter or the libero? If you've played long enough, you probably already have an opinion. And if you've played both positions? You might have a completely different opinion depending on the day. Let's settle this once and for all. The Setter: The Brain Behind the Attack People love calling the setter

Nigeria names its 12-player squad for the 2026 CAVB African Women’s Senior Volleyball Championship in Kenya, led by captain Ijeoma Ukpabi.