Izuchukwu OkosiNigeria were defeated by defending champion Egypt 32-18 in the semi final of the Africa Women’s Youth Handball Championship ongoing in Monastir, Tunisia on Friday.
The national under 18 women handball team couldn’t contain the firepower of Egypt despite a fine start and lost the first half 18-7.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe second half was pretty much same as the defending champion were too good for Nigeria and it ended 32-18.
Nigeria will play Angola, who shockingly lost to Guinea 25-21 in the other semi final match, in the third place match while Egypt will play Guinea in the final.
The final and the third place match will be played on Saturday with Nigeria vs Angola playing at 4pm while the final match between Egypt and Guinea will be played at 6:30pm.
Shittu Agboola, head coach of Nigeria’s U-18 women’s handball team, was bullish about his team’s chances of getting past the north African foes
Nigeria defeated Morocco 28-14 in the quarter-finals of the tournament on Wednesday to set up the showdown against the Egyptians, who also defeated Algeria 30-18 in the other last eight clash.
The victories on Wednesday mean both countries have qualified for the 2024 IHF Women’s Youth World Championship in China.
It is the first time that Nigeria will qualify for the global competition
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
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