Nigeria’s women’s beach volleyball team faced a tough loss on Tuesday at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. Pamela Bawa and Joy Lawrence lost 2-0 to the Netherlands in the quarter-finals.
The Nigerian team lost the match with scores of 21-14, 21-16 to Jara Both and Matilda de Groot. This defeat ended their chance to reach the semi-finals.
The Dutch team played strongly, winning the first set 21-14. They kept their momentum in the second set, finishing the match without dropping a set against Nigeria. Both and de Groot were seeded second and had not lost any sets before facing the Nigerian pair.
Bawa and Lawrence made it to the quarter-finals after a solid win over Thailand’s Ainthira Ninsonthi and Phatthanan Wongnongwaeng. They won that match 2-0 on Monday, with scores of 21-16, 21-13, which secured their place in the last eight.
In the group stage, the Nigerians faced mixed results. They lost to Japan 2-1, won against Egypt 2-0, and then lost to Italy 2-0. Their victory against Thailand was what allowed them to reach the quarter-finals.
This defeat means that the African Under-18 champions will not compete for medals. Meanwhile, Both and de Groot move on to the semi-finals.
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