{"id":12790,"date":"2026-11-09T01:45:50","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T01:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/09\/zamfara-set-for-end-of-year-volleyball-tournament\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T01:45:50","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T01:45:50","slug":"zamfara-set-for-end-of-year-volleyball-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/09\/zamfara-set-for-end-of-year-volleyball-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Zamfara set for end-of-year volleyball tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Zamfara State Volleyball Association has commenced preparations for its end-of-year tournament, with players from the state\u2019s 14 local government areas expected to participate.\n<\/p>\n<p>A statement by the association\u2019s media officer, made available to our correspondent on Saturday, said its acting chairman, Anas Lawal, had constituted a planning committee to ensure the successful organisation of the competition.\n<\/p>\n<p>The tournament is expected to bring together players, coaches, stakeholders, retired athletes and volleyball enthusiasts, as well as participants from tertiary institutions and military and paramilitary organisations.\n<\/p>\n<p>Describing the event as more than a sporting competition, the association said, \u201cThis is not just a tournament. It is a reunion, a celebration of talent, and a symbol of unity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It added that the competition would provide a platform for emerging players to showcase their abilities, expressing confidence that \u201cmany stars will be discovered from this tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As part of the preparations, the association, in collaboration with ZACAST Volleyball Elders, has commenced renovation work on the volleyball court to provide a suitable venue for the event.\n<\/p>\n<p>The statement also urged players, coaches and other stakeholders to support the initiative, saying, \u201cThis is our time. This is our association. This is our tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It further highlighted the association\u2019s efforts to revive volleyball in the state, noting that Zamfara recently participated in the Zonal Festival in Kaduna State.\n<\/p>\n<p>The association described the outing as evidence that the state\u2019s volleyball community was active and ready to compete at the national level.\n<\/p>\n<p>It added that Lawal had pledged to promote unity, discipline and sportsmanship since assuming office as acting chairman.\n<\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Punch Newspapers &#8211; Latest News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Zamfara State Volleyball Association has commenced preparations for its end-of-year tournament, with players from the state\u2019s 14 local government areas expected to participate. A statement by the association\u2019s media&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12790"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12790\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}