Record N20m Prize Up For Grabs As 2025 CGC Volleyball Premier League Kicks Off In Abuja

A full currency prize of ₦20 cardinal is up for grabs arsenic the 2025 Comptroller General of Customs (CGC) Volleyball Premier League play begins this play connected September 20, astatine the Indoor Sports Hall, Package B of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium successful Abuja.

Twenty-four clubs, comprising 12 antheral and 12 pistillate teams, volition vie for the league titles and the currency prizes disposable during the two-week-long league season. In summation to the currency prize, participating clubs volition person a subsidy of ₦500,000 each, totalling ₦24 million.

Samuel Onikeku, a typical of the CGC and Head of Sports astatine the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), made this announcement astatine a property league held connected Friday evening successful the league country of the Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF). The lawsuit was attended by officials from the Federation and the participating clubs.

“It is with large joyousness that I travel to this property league to correspond the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, successful his committedness to sports improvement successful Nigeria. As we know, past twelvemonth helium decided to sponsor the Premier League to bring joyousness to volleyball players successful Nigeria.

“At the extremity of the title past year, the first-place victor received ₦5 million, portion the 2nd and 3rd places were awarded ₦3 cardinal and ₦2 million, respectively. The 4th to twelfth places each took location ₦500,000. This year, helium has opted to proceed with accrued subsidies for the teams and players.

“Last year’s subsidy for teams was ₦300,000, and this twelvemonth it has been raised to ₦500,000 for each team. Additionally, the subsidy for players has besides been accrued to ₦500,000 each. Therefore, the full subsidy for the teams and players successful this archetypal signifier amounts to ₦24 million. I privation to instrumentality this accidental to explicit our gratitude to the CGC, and we cognize that much enactment is connected the way. I privation everyone a harmless and injury-free competition,” Onikeku stated.

Speaking astatine the property conference, Mrs Nkechi Nzogwu, president of the league absorption committee and 2nd vice president of the Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF), commended CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi for his unwavering enactment and dedication to volleyball, arsenic good arsenic for providing the backing that has made the league possible.

She assured attendees that the league would conscionable expectations and urged players to vie successful a tone of relationship and sportsmanship passim the competition. Nzogwu besides praised NVBF President Musa Nimrod for his efforts successful promoting the maturation and improvement of volleyball successful Nigeria connected a planetary scale.

“For the 2025 Premier League, the Nigeria Volleyball Federation, successful collaboration with the Nigeria Customs Service, is organising this event. The league starts connected September 19 and volition reason connected October 2.

“This year’s league promises to beryllium precise breathtaking and rewarding arsenic we proceed to honour the Comptroller General of Customs for his sponsorship. He successfully sponsored the league past twelvemonth and is repeating that committedness this year. This time, helium aims to bring joyousness to the players, ensuring they each person thing to instrumentality home. Twenty-four teams, comprising 12 antheral and 12 pistillate teams, volition vie for the title, and we are looking guardant to a highly engaging competition.

“I would besides similar to instrumentality this accidental to convey our President, Engineer Musa Nimrod, for each his efforts to guarantee the maturation and improvement of Nigerian volleyball extends beyond our borders,” the NVBF 2nd vice president concluded.