Abuja Invitational Volleyball Challenge: Battle for semi final spots intensify

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Abuja Invitational Volleyball Challenge entered its third day on Tuesday with clubs in the men’s and women’s categories recording impressive results as the race to pick semi final tickets gathers momentum dasportstainment247.com can report.

In the men’s category, Trailblazers Volleyball Club recorded two wins against Rhino Spikers and Katsina Spikers to pile pressure on Group A leaders, Game Village (12pts) who stumbled to 2 sets to One defeat to Solid Spikers. Trailblazers (10pts) have cut Game Village’s lead at the top to two points. YMCA of Bauchi are third in the group with 10 points.

In Group B, Defence Spikers solidified their first spot in the group with a routine straight sets win over KAF Ambassadors. They have 15 points from five games and are as good as picking the semi final ticket in Group B. Life Camp bagged two victories over NAF Rockets (2-0) and Vulcans Spikers (2-1) to move to second spot with eight points. Vulcans Spikers and NAF Rockets are third and fourth in the group with eight points each, also.

Offa Volleyball Club have leapfrogged Niger Brass in Group C following successive victories over COAS Spikers (2-0) and Victory Spikers (2-0). They have 12 points ahead of Niger Brass who have slipped to the second spot with 11 points. Brass managed a 2-1 win over COAS Spikers to now keep the chase for the last four ticket down to the wires.

G Ranks and CNS Spikers are in neck to neck in the race for the sole ticket in Group D with 12 points each while Scorpions Spikers are also close in third spot with 10 points. CNS Spikers defeated Nile University(2-0) and highly rated G Ranks (2-0) to move level on points (12) with the latter who are only ahead as a result of superior spikes difference. G Ranks also kept third place Scorpions at bay beating them by two sets to one in a closely fought contest.

In the women’s category, Game Village easily dispatched Victory Spikers (2-1) and De Friends Spikers (2-0) to move to the top of Group A with nine points but they were beaten (2-0) by second placed CNS Spikers who are also with nine points . CNS Spikers also had two wins with the victory over Solid Spikers being the second of Tuesday games to ensure a frenetic end to the group. Scorpions Spikers, De Friends Spikers and Solid Spikers occupy the top five with six points each.

In Group B, Chief of Army Staff Spikers and YMCA, Bauchi intensified the ding dong battle to the sole ticket in the group. COAS who are presently atop the group with 12 points lost in straight sets to YMCA but saved their face with the win over Niger Raven. The Bauchi side also beat Boro Spikers to cut COAS’ lead to one point ahead of the final round of group games on Wednesday. Boro Spikers with 10 points are in third spot.

Offa Volleyball Club and Defence Spikers with 13 points each are the two teams to beat in Group C. But Offa VC gained bragging rights over Defence Spikers after a 2-1 win over the second spot side.

In Group D, NAF Rockets gained two important wins against Trailblazers and Rhino Spikers though they narrowly lost to Life Camp. They are with 11 points. Vulcans Spikers followed them closely with 10 points following a straight sets win over G. Ranks who are in fourth spot with eight points and third spot, Life Camp.

Life Camp stormed back to life in the race to grab the only ticket in Group D after they won two of their three games against NAF Rockets and Rhino Spikers. Vulcans Spikers gave them reality check with 2 sets to one result.

The competition continues Wednesday with explosive games in the men’s and women’s categories.

Results

Day 3 of the ongoing 2023 Abuja Invitational Volleyball Challenge

Men-

De’Friends Spikers v Victory Spikers (1-2)

1st set: 23-25
2nd set: 25-18
3rd set: 16-18

CNS Spikers v Nile University (2-0)

1st set: 27-25
2nd set: 25-19

Bayonet Spikers VC v Rhino 🦏 Spikers (1-2)

1st set: 25-16
2nd set: 19-25
3rd set: 6-15

LifeCamp VC v NAF Rockets 🚀 (2-0)

1st set: 25-22
2nd set: 25-18

Super Stars VC v Boro Spikers (0-2)

1st set: 24-26
2nd set: 18-25

Games Village v Solid Spikers (1-2)

1st set: 25-22
2nd set: 18-25
3rd set: 13-15

Defence Spikers v KAF Ambassadors (2-0)

1st set: 25-23
2nd set: 25-23

Offa VC v COAS Spikers (2-0)

1st set: 25-18
2nd set: 25-20

Scorpion 🦂 Spikers v G-Ranks (1-2)

1st set: 25-22
2nd set: 13-25
3rd set: 15-17

Trailblazers VC v Rhino 🦏 Spikers (2-1)

1st set: 23-25
2nd set: 25-21
3rd set: 15-12

LifeCamp VC v Vulcans Spikers VC (2-1)

1st set: 25-15
2nd set: 18-25
3rd set: 15-9

Boro Spikers v Nile University (2-0)

1st set: 26-24
2nd set: 25-19

Trailblazers VC v Katsina Spikers (2-0)

1st set: 25-15
2nd set: 25-20

CNS Spikers v G-Ranks (2-0)

1st set: 25-20
2nd set: 25-15

Offa VC v Victory Spikers (2-0)

1st set: 25-23
2nd set: 25-17

NAF Rockets 🚀 v KAF Ambassadors (2-0)

1st set: 25-19
2nd set: 25-19

Niger Brass v COAS Spikers (2-1)

1st set: 25-8
2nd set: 22-25
3rd set: 15-11

Scorpion 🦂 Spikers v Super Stars (2-0)

1st set: 25-15
2nd set: 25-22

Day 3 of the ongoing 2023 Abuja Invitational Volleyball Challenge

Women-

Games Village v Victory Spikers (2-1)

1st set: 25-22
2nd set: 22-25
3rd set: 15-10

LifeCamp VC v NAF Rockets 🚀 (2-1)

1st set: 18-25
2nd set: 25-17
3rd set: 15-10

CNS Spikers v Games Village (2-0)

1st set: 25-16
2nd set: 25-22

Stinging Bees v Niger Ravens (2-0)

1st set: 25-19
2nd set: 25-16

Vulcans Spikers VC v G-Ranks (2-0)

1st set: 25-20
2nd set: 25-23

YMCA of Bauchi v COAS Spikers (2-0)

1st set: 27-25
2nd set: 25-19

Boro Spikers v Katsina United (2-0)

1st set: 25-19
2nd set: 25-18

NAF Rockets v Trailblazer VC (2-0)

1st set: 25-15
2nd set: 25-18

Offa VC v Defence Spikers (2-1)

1st set: 25-21
2nd set: 19-25
3rd set: 15-11

LifeCamp VC v Rhino 🦏 Spikers (2-0)

1st set: 25-17
2nd set: 25-16

De’Friends Spikers v Katsina (2-0)

1st set: 25-16
2nd set: 25-22

Boro Spikers v YMCA of Bauchi (1-2)

1st set: 25-16
2nd set: 12-25
3rd set: 11-15

Stinging Bees VC v Katsina Spikers (2-0)

1st set: 25-20
2nd set: 25-18

LifeCamp VC v Vulcans Spikers (1-2)

1st set: 25-22
2nd set: 15-25
3rd set: 11-15

Scorpion 🦂 Spikers v Nile University (2-0)

1st set: 2517
2nd set: 25-11

COAS Spikers v Niger Ravens (2-0)

1st set: 25-12
2nd set: 25-12

Super Spikers v Bayonet Spikers (2-0)

1st set: 25-20
2nd set: 25-13

NAF Rockets v Rhino 🦏 Spikers (2-0)

1st set: 25-21
2nd set: 25-18

Games Village v De’Friends Spikers (2-0)

1st set: 25-20
2nd set: 25-22

CNS Spikers v Solid Spikers (2-0)

1st set: 25-11
2nd set: 25-19

Scorpion 🦂 Spikers v KAF Ambassadors (2-0)

1st set: 25-12
2nd set: 25-12

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