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Excitement is brewing as Team Nigeria embarks on a journey to the World Squash Team Championships, organised by World Squash Federation (WSF) in Tauranga, New Zealand.
Team Nigeria is one of 24 teams that have been confirmed to participate in the championship.
The Technical Chairman of the Nigeria Squash Federation (NSF), Yusuf Durosinlorun, said the tournament was one of the federation’s programmes to ensure that players were exposed to international competitions.
“The federation is focused on ensuring that our players not only participate in international tournaments but that they do well too,” Durosinlorun said.
“We’re hopeful that these men will deliver. Most of the top 10 male players in the world will be competing, so there will be a really high level of aggressiveness on the court. We wish our players the best.”
The biennial tournament, which sees four-man squads from national federations, provides the platform for the teams to battle it out for the title of World Squash Team Champions. The tournament will be held between December 11th -17th, at the Mercury Baypark Arena and the Devoy Squash & Fitness Centre, Tauranga.
The tournament will be one of the largest sporting events of the year in the region, featuring around 100 of the world’s best squash athletes. This year’s event marks a welcome return for the championship, which has not been played since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Countries participating are: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, China, India, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Netherlands, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Scotland, South Africa, Switzerland, USA and Wales.
In the last edition in 2019 in the USA, Team Nigeria came 21st while Team Egypt won the tournament.
