Sports

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

Published

3 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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Basketball

Match Day 2: Nigeria Customs Basketball Women`s Team Hold On beats Societte OmniSports 66-59

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23 hours ago

November 7, 2024

The Gleamer

Oluwabusayo Olowookere

The Nigeria Customs Women Basketball Team had to stay strong in the final quarter of their encounter against Societte Omnisport De L`Armee of Ivory Coast to win 66-59 points at ongoing FIBA Africa Women`s Basketball League Zone 3 Qualifer inside the SKD Gymnasium Paynesville Morovia Liberia.

The Customs Ladies, who secured their first win Teusday started on a strong footing dictating the flow of the game against their opponent Kourtni Perry and Tobiloba Ogedengbe ensuring that the team keep their solidity when defending and on the attack to end the first quarter 24-18 in favour of the Customs Ladies.

In the second quarter, a resilient Customs ladies who pushed took further control of the game scoring 16points as against 8points of their Ivorian opponent finishing the half time at 40-26 points.

On resuming into the third quarter, the bench of Societte Omnisport De L`Armee lifted their team to go all out as they came trying to force the Border Girls into their shell as they scored 18 points to Customs 14 points to cut the lead to 10points going into the break.

In the last quarter, Coach Abdulrahman of Nigeria Customs Service Basketball team deployed every tactics of the game to ensure that they kill of the energy of the Ivorien ladies as they kept on pushing on to find a way back into the game but at the end lost it out by 66-59 points to the Adewale Adeniyi ladies.

Reacting after the game, Head Coach Abdulrahman Mohammed admitted that the game was very difficult but experience got the results for them.

“First of all let me thanked my ladies for holding on in the game because it a game that was more physical and energy consuming for us, we both had a win in our opening game and I told my girls it won`t be an easy game, but I am happy we got the needed result”.

“We are here to win again and we must take every game to get to our target here. Every team here are not a pushover so for we have to put this one behind us and get set for our next game”.

The FIBA Zone 3 AWBL defending champion Nigeria Customs Service Basketball club will tomorrow evening play their last group game against Commissioners of Liberia at the same venue.

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