The Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF) has invited 21 players to the national U-19 boys’ camp ahead of next month’s African Nations Championships in Morocco.

The championship will hold from September 1 to 12 in El Jadida/Casablanca.

According to a statement from the NVBF, head coach of Sunshine Spikers, Adeniyi Adekalu, has been drafted to handle the team. He will be assisted by Kada Emeralds coach, Vincent Unogwu.

The U-19 team list includes seven Premier League players, five Division 1 League players, seven Division 2 league players and two non-league players, who are currently camped in Kaduna state.

Offa VC Libero, Tiamiyu Ismail and Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Spikers player, Elisha Amedi, both got their second call up to the U-19 boys’ camp.

Adekalu revealed that the nation stands a chance of retaining the title it won on home soil during the last championship.

“If you look at the list of players invited, you will notice that this is a new crop of players. NVBF has three leagues and selecting players for national duty was easy.

“We are aiming for a treble in the U19 category and by the Grace of God, this will be achievable due to a working system in the country,” he added.”

The players in camp are Dumsami Elam (Bayonet Spikers), Tiamiyu Ismail (OFFA VC), Nuhu Ahmed (Adamawa Spikers), Manaman Solomon (Spartan Spikers), Adebayo Ojo (Taraba Spikers), Samuel Ogbonna (Plateau Rocks), Alo Taiwo (Sunshine Spikers), Emmanuel Ojile (Lagos), Ebuka Nwafor (Plateau Rocks), Andrew Philip (Ogun state), Abednego Hassan (Wikki Spikers), Elisha Amedi (CNS Spikers), Raheem Olayemi (Sunshine Spikers), Philip Douglas (Offa VC), Abdul-Azeez Aliu (CNS Spikers), Jubril Mora (Kwara United), Eliphas Yusuf (Spartan Spikers), Mudashiru Ayodeji (Offa VC), Desmon Domiy (Spartan Spikers) and Patrick Anthony (Offa VC).