Anambra Sports festival: 8 semi finalists emerge in male, female volleyball

Eight teams have progressed to the semi final stage of the volleyball event of the ongoing Anambra school sports festival.

The teams emerged at the close of the round-robing series played at the Alex Ekwueme Square Volleyball court in Awka on Wednesday.

Community Secondary School Isuofia will square up against Holy Child Secondary, also of Isuofia, in the first semi final in the male event, while Washington Memorial, Onitsha, will play against  Bubendorf Memorial, Adazi-Ani, for the second place in the male final.

In the female category, Washington Memorial and Ado Girls, both of Onitsha, will play the first semi final while Maria Regina Secondary School, Nnewi, will fight for the second slot in the game against Holy Child Secondary School of Isuofia.

In the games played on Wednesday, Holy Child Secondary School, Isuofia, male team beat Bubendorf 2-0, walked over to advance while Washington, Onitsha, defeated Holy Child, Isuofia, and Community Secondary School Akweze 2-0 apiece to reach the semi final stage.

Community Secondary School, Akweze, and Metropolitan male teams dropped off from the competition.

In the female category, Washington Memorial beat Holy Child,  Isuofia, and Rosa Mystica, Agulu, 2-0 apiece to progress while Maria Regina, Nnewi, stunned Ado Girls of Onitsha and Community High School Akweze 2-0 each to reach the semis.

Rosa Mystica, Agulu, and Community High School ended the quest after Wednesday hostilities.

Uchenna Okafor, the volleyball coordinator, said action would resume at the same venue on Thursday.

The grand finale of the school sports festival will hold at the Awka township stadium on June 24.