Nigeria Customs Service women’s team survived a major scare to defeat Excelsior VC 3-2 on Day 4 of the 2026 CGC Volleyball Premier League final phase in Abuja on Monday, October 19.

The defending champions rallied twice to secure a hard-fought 21-25, 25-23, 24-26, 25-19, 15-7 victory at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Package B.

Excelsior pushed the title holders to the limit, taking the first and third sets to put Nigeria Customs under pressure. However, the champions responded strongly in the fourth set before dominating the deciding set to seal the win.

In another women's encounter, COAS Spikers recovered from losing the opening set to beat CNS Spikers 3-1. CNS claimed the first set 25-22, but COAS fought back to win the next three sets 25-13, 25-23 and 25-22.

NAF Rockets also continued their campaign with a 3-1 victory over Anambra Queens, winning 25-22, 25-16, 25-27, 25-17.

NSCDC recorded a straight-set 3-0 win over Benue Queens, with scores of 25-20, 27-25 and 25-14, while Life Camp VC defeated Olalomi Royal Angels 3-0 (25-20, 25-13, 25-16).

VIP Spikers produced one of the most dominant displays of the day, sweeping aside Kada Emeralds 3-0 (25-10, 25-7, 25-12).

The men's category also witnessed several fiercely contested encounters, with Nigeria Correctional Service and COAS Spikers both recording five-set victories.

Nigeria Correctional Service defeated Life Camp VC 3-2 after winning the first two sets 25-22 and 25-17. Life Camp fought back to take the third and fourth sets 25-23 and 27-25, but Correctional Service prevailed 15-8 in the decider.

COAS Spikers also edged Offa VC 3-2 in another thrilling contest. After taking the first set 25-23, COAS lost the next two 28-30 and 22-25 before recovering to win the fourth set 25-20 and the decider 15-9.

Defence Spikers defeated Nigeria Police Force 3-1, winning 27-25, 25-20, 18-25 and 25-16.

CNS Spikers secured a comfortable 3-0 victory over Ajase Ipo, with all three sets ending 25-22, 25-22 and 25-19.

Sunshine Spikers also claimed a 3-1 win over UCEM VC, recording scores of 25-23, 22-25, 25-21 and 26-24.

NSCDC completed the men's results with a 3-1 victory over Kano Pillars, winning 25-21, 25-16, 21-25 and 25-21.

The Day 4 fixtures delivered a mixture of comeback victories, straight-set wins and decisive fifth-set battles as teams continued their campaigns in the final phase of the 2026 CGC Volleyball Premier League in Abuja.

Day 4 Results

Women

NAF Rockets 3-1 Anambra Queens

NSCDC 3-0 Benue Queens

Olalomi Royal Angels 0-3 Life Camp VC

VIP Spikers 3-0 Kada Emeralds

CNS Spikers 1-3 COAS Spikers

Nigeria Customs Service 3-2 Excelsior VC

Men

Nigeria Police Force 1-3 Defence Spikers

CNS Spikers 3-0 Ajase Ipo

Nigeria Correctional Service 3-2 Life Camp VC

COAS Spikers 3-2 Offa VC

Sunshine Spikers 3-1 UCEM VC

NSCDC 3-1 Kano Pillars