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Nigeria’s U18 men’s handball squad clinched the IHF Trophy Africa Men’s Continental rubric defeating Guinea successful an awesome last show successful Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Nigeria's U18 men's handball squad person been crowned champions of the IHF Trophy Africa Men Continental Phase connected Wednesday, pursuing their 38-26 triumph implicit Guinea successful the last successful Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
In the finale that was graced by apical officials from the Ethiopian cardinal government, Coach Emeka Nnamani's tutored broadside started the lucifer with purposefulness and contempt immoderate avoidable turnovers, they inactive won the archetypal fractional 21-14.
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Nigeria past came into their afloat constituent successful the 2nd fractional arsenic they played with panache and flair. Christian Foloki, who shook disconnected the sound helium had successful the semi-final lucifer against Cameroon, and apical prima Azeez Sulaimon led the squad to people important goals and defended amended against the Guineans to triumph the lucifer 38-26 and clasp the rubric they won astatine Congo Brazzaville 2 years ago.
Azeez Sulaimon Olaitan was voted the Most Valuable Player of the match.
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Coach Emeka Nnamani said the squad prepared for this infinitesimal and took the last with each seriousness portion besides thanking the Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN) led by Mr. Samuel Ocheho for the 100% enactment to the squad from the IHF Trophy Africa Zone 3 Phase successful Ghana to this continental phase.
"What much tin one say? We prepared for this infinitesimal and the boys took it with each seriousness. We knew the Guineans from the erstwhile times we played them and we watched their matches successful this contention truthful we tin tactically hole for them which we did.
"Of course, the existent MVP is the Handball Federation of Nigeria led by Mr. Samuel Ocheho and represented present by Alhaji Abdukadir Hussaini Mohammed, who is simply a subordinate of the HFN for the enactment close from the Zone 3 Phase to the continental signifier of the IHF Trophy Africa. They ensured that we made it to this contention contempt the formation hold and gave america each the indispensable backing to bash well. " Coach Emeka Nnamani said.
Nigeria has frankincense qualified for the IHF Trophy Intercontinental signifier which volition beryllium played aboriginal adjacent twelvemonth successful a yet-to-be-known state wherever they volition correspond Africa successful the U18 (Youth) category.
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