Female volleyball team clobbered in Tokyo

All the pre tournament boasts of Nigerian female National Volleyball team players have died down since things fell apart in Tokyo where the team is competing in the very last Olympic qualification tournament.

After losing out in the African qualifier in Nairobi Kenya the girls were given another chance to replace Argentina that refused to attend the Tokyo event.

So far the girls who camped for weeks in Benin City before the trip to Japan have lost all four games played at the tournament.

RESULTS
May 8-- lost to Russia      0-3 (10-25, 10-25, 7-25)
May 9-- lost to Italy          0-3 (18-25, 13-25, 7-25)
May 11- lost to Japan       0-3 (10-25, 9-25, 19-25)
May 12- lost to Thailand   0-3 (16-25, 10-25, 13-25)

As it stands only a miracle could see the girls winning their remaining three games to make it to Athens.

Their next game is billed for friday (14th may) against Puerto Rico, play Korea on the 15th and round off the woeful outing on the 16th with a game against Chinese Taipei.

Report from Tokyo has it that the girls are disillusioned at the moment and may not be able to put up any resistance against the Caribbean Nation friday.

Eight nations are taking part in the tournament, the top team as well as the top Asian nation and two best losers will book the four tickets available to complete the twelve team field for the Athens OlympicGames.

 

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