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30 teams set for National Division One Handball League In Benin City

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5 years ago

February 8, 2022

Joel Ajayi

No fewer than 30 teams comprised of 20 male teams and 10 female teams, are expected to participate in the National Division One League which is a promotional championship to the top flight Prudent Energy Handball Premier

The competition, Division One Handball League for 2021 will hold this February in Benin City, Edo State.

The second tier handball league now sponsored and hosted by the Edo State Government, will hold from February 25 to March 6, 2022.

According to a statement by the HFN Secretary General, Alhaji Maigidansanma Mohammed, the executive board of the HFN led by Mr. Sam Ocheho in a virtual meeting on Sunday, settled for the date after getting the nod from the officials of the Edo State Government and the state’s handball association.

“The Executive Board of the Handball Federation of Nigeria led by Mr. Sam Ocheho had a meeting virtually yesterday (Sunday) wherein they fixed the date for the National Division One Handball League after getting the mandate from the Edo State Government” Alhaji Maigidansanma said.

However, the winners in the Male and Female Categories will automatically get promotional ticket to be part of the Prudent Energy Handball Premier 2022.

The National Division One League 2021 which was to hold in November last year was postponed after the Edo State Government asked for time to prepare.

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Drogba, Amuneke, Eguavoen Lead African Legends’ Arrival in Lagos

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14 hours ago

November 7, 2026

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

With just one day to the much-anticipated Legends of Africa Football Game, Ivorian football icon Didier Drogba has arrived in Lagos, joining an impressive assembly of former African internationals already in the city ahead of Sunday’s star-studded encounter.

Drogba’s arrival further heightens anticipation for the game, which will bring together some of the continent’s most celebrated football figures at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos.

Also in Lagos are Nigerian football greats Mobi Oparaku, Emmanuel Amuneke, Emmanuel Babayaro, Garba Lawal, Austin Eguavoen and Mutiu Adepoju, alongside other members of the legendary Super Eagles generations of 1994 and 1996.

The African contingent also features distinguished names including Togo’s Emmanuel Adebayor, Senegal’s El-Hadji Diouf, Ghana’s Stephen Appiah and Cameroon’s Rigobert Song, among other former international stars.

The excitement will extend beyond the legends’ reunion, with popular Nigerian entertainers and celebrities preparing for a special Celebrity Match as part of the event. Yhemolee, Sheggz, Jeriq, Teddy A and Charles Okocha are among the personalities set to feature in the celebrity fixture, scheduled to begin at 1:30pm.

The Celebrity Match will form part of a wider programme of activities designed to give fans a full day of football, entertainment and celebration before the main legends’ fixture, which kicks off at 5pm. Gates open at 1:30pm.

Organized by Toptier Sports Management in collaboration with Afreximbank and CANEX as part of CANEX WKND 2026, the game will feature 15 Nigerian legends taking on 13 African icons in a celebration of the players whose achievements helped shape the history of football on the continent.

Beyond the match, the programme includes a football clinic involving 500 young players, entertainment and special recognition for the heroes of African football.

The Legends of Africa Football Game promises a memorable gathering of football royalty, bringing together generations of fans to celebrate the enduring legacy of the continent’s finest players.

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