The Changtongya Volleyball Association (CVA) will organise the 3rd Imonungba Memorial Nagaland Open Volleyball Trophy on November 19 and 20 at the Public Ground, Changtongya Town, Mokokchung with the champion team set to receive ₹90,000 along with a running trophy and citation.

The tournament is open exclusively to teams based in Nagaland, with participation restricted to indigenous Nagas. The registration fee is ₹5,000 per team, and interested teams and clubs must register on or before November 17, 2026.

The runners-up will receive ₹50,000, while the two losing semi-finalists will each be awarded ₹15,000. Individual prizes of ₹5,000 each will also be presented to the Best Spiker, Best Setter and Player of the Tournament.

According to the CVA, the tournament will be conducted in a league-cum-knockout format, with matches scheduled as day-and-night outdoor fixtures. Participating teams will have to make their own travel and accommodation arrangements.

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Entry forms will be available at Classmate, Changtongya Town, and Balaka Yokya, Mokokchung. For further information and registration, interested teams may contact the organising committee at 9862652775 or 9101618429.

The tournament was first organised in 2022, when CVA emerged as champions and MH10 finished runners-up. In the 2024 edition, MH10 won the title, while Blind Spikers finished as runners-up. A total of eight teams participated in the previous edition.

The trophy is organised in memory of Imonungba, a prominent volleyball player from Changtongya who represented Team Nagaland during his playing career.