{"id":2860,"date":"2026-10-28T23:31:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T23:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/28\/customs-close-in-on-first-volleyball-title-in-seven-years\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T23:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T23:31:08","slug":"customs-close-in-on-first-volleyball-title-in-seven-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/28\/customs-close-in-on-first-volleyball-title-in-seven-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Customs close in on first volleyball title in seven years"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"64.220697541452\">\n<p><strong>Nigeria <\/strong>Customs Service moved closer to ending a seven-year wait for the Nigeria Volleyball Premier League title after defeating NSCDC 3\u20130 in the final phase of the 2026 CGC Volleyball Premier League in Abuja on Tuesday.\n<\/p>\n<p>Customs won 25\u201318, 25\u201322, 25\u201322 to strengthen their position in the men\u2019s title race as the competition approaches its decisive stage.\n<\/p>\n<p>The former champions controlled the opening set before facing a stronger challenge from NSCDC in the remaining two sets. However, they held their nerve to secure a straight-set victory and boost their hopes of reclaiming the crown.\n<\/p>\n<p>The result leaves Customs well placed ahead of Thursday\u2019s conclusion of the final phase, with the team seeking its first league title in seven years.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in the men\u2019s competition, Defence Spikers defeated UCEM 3\u20130, while COAS Spikers recorded a straight-set victory over Kano Pillars. <\/p>\n<div class=\"read-also\">\n<header>Related News<\/header>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Nigeria Correctional Service edged Nigeria Police Force 3\u20132 in a five-set contest, while Sunshine Spikers beat Offa VC 3\u20131. Defending champions CNS Spikers also swept Life Camp VC 3\u20130.\n<\/p>\n<p>In the women\u2019s category, Nigeria Customs Service defeated Kada Emeralds 3\u20130, while NSCDC overcame Anambra Queens by the same scoreline.<\/p>\n<p>Fire Service beat Excelsior VC 3\u20131, COAS Spikers defeated Benue Queens 3\u20130, and CNS Spikers secured a 3\u20131 win over VIP Spikers. NAF Rockets also edged Olalomi Royal Angels 3\u20132.\n<\/p>\n<p>With the final phase nearing its conclusion, Customs will hope to maintain their momentum and turn their latest victory into a long-awaited league triumph.\n                    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"14.852589641434\">\n<p> All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contact\">Contact: <a href=\"\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#66120e0303020f12091426161308050e08014805090b\"> <span class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"94e0fcf1f1f0fde0fbe6d4e4e1faf7fcfaf3baf7fbf9\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/span> <\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Punch Newspapers &#8211; Latest News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria Customs Service moved closer to ending a seven-year wait for the Nigeria Volleyball Premier League title after defeating NSCDC 3\u20130 in the final phase of the 2026 CGC Volleyball&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-2860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2860","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=2860"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2860\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}