{"id":27954,"date":"2025-04-03T22:53:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T21:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gongnews.net\/?p=27954"},"modified":"2025-04-03T23:41:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T22:41:13","slug":"first-lady-of-nigeria-opens-39th-womens-club-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gongnews.net\/first-lady-of-nigeria-opens-39th-womens-club-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"First Lady Of Nigeria Opens 39th African Women&#8217;s Volleyball Club C\u2019ship"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Abuja, Nigeria, April 3, 2025 &#8211; The 2025 Women&#8217;s African Volleyball Club championship opening ceremony showcased the vibrancy of Africa and the color and diversity of Nigeria, Customs homeland.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of fans packed into Mushood Abiola Sport Indoor Hall, to witness the official opening of the 39th edition of the continent\u2019s most prestigious event for clubs under the patronage of the first lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Her Excellency Senator Oluremi Tinubu (CON), and in the presence of CAVB president Bouchra Hajij and the Controller General of Nigeria Customs Service among other top dignitaries.<\/p>\n<p>At the start of the ceremony, conceived by music, typical Nigerian dancers, art and culture as fans wept and bowed their heads with the emotion of the moment.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-27956\" src=\"https:\/\/gongnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250403-WA0075-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gongnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250403-WA0075-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gongnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250403-WA0075-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gongnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250403-WA0075-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gongnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250403-WA0075.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sixteen clubs representing ten African countries symbolized what Africa meant by unity and the unprecedented development of the game in the continent.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second time the West African giants hosting this tournament, last hosted it in 1996 but the first time coming to the city of Abuja.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Abuja, Nigeria, April 3, 2025 &#8211; The 2025 Women&#8217;s African Volleyball Club championship opening ceremony showcased the vibrancy of Africa and the color and diversity of Nigeria, Customs homeland. 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