Izuchukwu OkosiNigeria’s women Volleyball national team on Saturday evening beat Benin Republic 3-0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-9) to qualify for the women’s final of the ongoing 2023 African U21 Nations Volleyball Championship Zone 3 in Niamey, Niger Republic.
Nigeria will face Ghana in the women’s final on Sunday by 5pm.
The Most Valuable Player (MVP) against Benin Republic, Maryam Ibrahim gave Nigerians assurance that the team will win the 2023 African U21 Nations Volleyball Championship Zone 3.
Ibrahim said she never expected to be voted the Most Valuable Player (MVP) against Benin Republic by the organisers.
She said: “I feel very happy because I really didn’t expect the MVP though but I am very happy to have won it and I am proud about it.
“I promise to do more in our next match tomorrow; the team will equally give their best and make Nigerians proud by bringing the trophy home.
“I already had it in my mind that we are going to beat them by 3-0 but I just want our girls to push harder. I know we will win our next game.”
Ibrahim revealed that she believes in her teammates adding that the trophy belongs to Nigeria.
“I believe in my teammates and don’t think that Ghana will give us a good fight because we will play them harder than we did the last time.
“We are not going to give them space to breathe, we are going all out to ensure that we bring home the trophy,” Ibrahim further stressed.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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