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Nigeria volleyball coach urges lessons after Morocco loss

Source: Punch Nigeria · 23 Sep 2026, 02:58 UTC
Nigeria volleyball coach urges lessons after Morocco loss
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Nigeria men’s volleyball coach Ryan Masajedi says his team must learn from its 3-2 defeat by Morocco in the quarter-finals of the African Nations Championship. The source does not provide set scores, details of the decisive moments or Nigeria’s next fixture following the elimination.

Nigeria men’s volleyball coach Ryan Masajedi has called on his team to learn from its quarter-final defeat by Morocco at the African Nations Championship, Punch Nigeria reports. Morocco won the match 3-2, ending Nigeria’s run in the quarter-final stage. The narrow scoreline indicates a contest decided over five sets, but the supplied material does not include the score in each set or describe how the match developed.

Masajedi said Nigeria must take lessons from the loss. The source does not provide a longer version of his remarks or identify the specific technical, tactical or psychological areas he believes require improvement. The result places Morocco in the next stage of the tournament, while Nigeria’s progress in the competition has ended at the quarter-final stage.

The available report does not state Morocco’s next opponent or Nigeria’s remaining schedule. No player statistics, venue, attendance details or reaction from the Moroccan team are included in the supplied information. The account is based on Punch Nigeria’s report and is limited to the result and the coach’s assessment.

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