NYG : Coach Thaj predicts bright future for Nigeria’s beach volleyball
Coach Jonathan David Thaj known of the Kaduna State Volleyball team to the 2024 Asaba Youth games said the future of the beach volleyball in the country is bright as more states participated in the event in this year’s Youth Games.
Thaj who also doubles as the national team coach stated this after he guided Kaduna State team to win the gold medal in the outdoor beach volleyball.
This is team Kaduna’s third consecutive gold medal win in volleyball at the National youth games.
They defeated Team Anambra in the girls outdoor event final while the boys got the silver medal after they lost 2:1 to Team Delta State.
For the indoor volleyball, Team Kaduna female lost to Team Anambra while the male team did not qualify to play in the final.
Speaking on his teams achievements, he declared Kaduna as the home of volleyball even as he stated that this is the most competitive beach volleyball competition at the National Youth Games.
“This is the most competitive National Youth Games beach volleyball I have ever witnessed as 13 states were fully represented in both male and female category.
“I believe the awareness of beach volleyball is going viral in Nigeria and I hope to see more states represented in the national league.
“The future of the sports is bright is and I am impressed with how beach volleyball is growing in Nigeria. Beach volleyball will liberate us from so many things in volleyball”, he stressed.
Speaking further on how the country should tap the numerous young talents discovered at the games, he gave assurances that the President of Nigeria Volleyball Federation, Musa Nimrod will soon open the camp for further developments.
“Our President is a lover of youth, he will invite them to camp very soon to come and display. If we can catch these young ones at this young age, Nigeria will benefit from their talent.
” Engr. Nimrod believes in the youth volleyball and believes the players would build the game from somewhere”,he concluded.
