National Sports Festival gold medallist, Uchenna Austin says the Nigeria Beach Volleyball team will be aiming for the gold medal at the 2023 Africa Beach Games in Tunisia.
The 2023 African Beach Games is scheduled for the 23rd to 30th of June at the Yasmine Hammamet resort in Tunisia.
Austin, while speaking with www.aclsports.com in Kaduna said the team’s goal was to better their record at their last outing in 2019.
The 2023 President Beach Volleyball Champion said, “We are going there to give our best and our target is to win the gold medal in our second attempt.
“The Nigeria Volleyball Federation has invested hugely in beach volleyball in the last five years. I have played five editions of the President Beach Volleyball Cup, two editions of the National Sports Festival, and three editions of the Beach Volleyball Tour.
“In the last two years, I have played over 100 beach volleyball matches starting from the President Cup to the beach volleyball tour.
Austin said that the beach volleyball team is being handled by some of the best beach volleyball coaches in Nigeria.
He said, “Team Nigeria players have been in camp since June 4 preparing for the African Beach Games; we are being handled by some of the best coaches in the country.
“Coach Kayode Ajilore of Nigeria Immigration Service is one of the respected coaches in the country because he has paid his dues on and off the beach volleyball court. I strongly believe his pairing with Coach Eric Kefas will give us the desired result”, he told www.aclsports.com
