Duke and Duchess of Sussex Harry and Meghan shine with military volleyball in Nigeria.
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, arrived in Nigeria to promote the Invictus Games and raise awareness about mental health issues among young people affected by conflict.
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Day two of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's journey to Nigeria began with a game of seated volleyball.
In Abuja, the couple spent time with Nigeria Unconquered, the organization that puts together the country's Invictus Games team.
Harry and Meghan will speak at a reception hosted by Nigeria's chief of defence staff.
Prince Harry plays Volleyball in Nigeria
After arriving at the Armed Forces Officers Mess and receiving scarves in Nigeria's green and white colours, Harry and Meghan watched a game of seated volleyball before Harry was invited to join the squad.
The Duke took part in a few games of the game, which was played by 'Team Harry' and 'Team CDS' - a reference to the military's chief of defence staff, who is coordinating the couple's visit to Nigeria.
The rest of the players were army veterans, most of whom had been wounded fighting the country's Islamist insurgency.
Peacemaker Azuegbulam, a former Nigerian soldier who lost his leg fighting Boko Haram, was a member of the duke's squad.
At the Invictus Games in Germany last year, he became the first African to earn a gold medal.
Nigeria was the first nation in Africa to compete in the Invictus Games, a sports event for injured veterans and members of the armed forces that Prince Harry co-founded in 2014.