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Female Handball team Jets out to Cameroon for Nations Cup
After a 25 years absence, the female National Handball Team return to the Nations Cup breeming with confidence.
16 players coach and few officials departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International ,Airport, Abuja on Friday for Yaounde, Cameroon to take part in the Women Handball Nations Cup.
The team played their last training match on Tuesday where they were out classed 46-28 by an Abuja-based Men’s National Division 1 Side, Arise Stars.
Coach Rafiu Salami in naming his final squad dropped two players, Alawaye Ramat and Onyinye Ilo.
The final list of 16 players and HFN Officials had their 2nd Covid-19 tests on Wednesday.
The Confederation of African Handball during a Virtual meeting confirmed that only Nigeria and DR Congo complied with its requirement of undergoing the first test 7 days before departure to Cameroun.
Nigeria’s opening Group B match is on Sunday, June 6 against DR Congo.
Thereafter they will play Cameroun, before facing Kenya, a team Nigeria defeated at the last Africa Games.
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Epe Defends eTranzact Title, Pockets N3m Cheque
Joel Ajayi
Francis Epe has won the second eTranzact Golf Classic in Abuja.
Epe, who is the defending champion of the tournament defeated emerged with the best score others to coveted trophy on Friday, May 17, 2024, at the IBB Golf and Country Club.
Epe scored 71, one under par, consecutively on the three days of the event finishing with 213 in total. His score is two shots better Andrew Odoh, who came second, while Ibrahim Ocheje placed third with 220 score.
The champion who went home with N3 million cheque, was thankful to have defended the title and hopefully that he would travel to the United States for a tour in September.
“I am thankful to God that I was able to defend the title. It was tough playing against top players but I had to relax, focus and trust my ability.
“I am thankful to eTranzact and the Professional Golf Developmental (PGD) Tour for opportunities to play. We rarely have tournaments and it isn’t good for our development.
“Hopefully, I will feature in more events before the end of the year. I hope to travel to the U.S for tours in September. I hope I can get a sponsor early enough to achieve that,” Epe added.
Reaching on the success of the event, Niyi Toluwalope, the Managing Director/CEO of eTranzact, congratulated all participants, adding that the event surpassed the expectations of the organizers.
“The future of ETranzact is very bright. I think with the quantity and quality of performance in this edition is a significant increase from what we saw in the first edition.
“We are happy that the investments we made to partner with and support this venture has paid off.
“We are looking forward to next one where we will provide additional resources and ensure the quality remains consistent and get quality feedback like we have received so far,” he said.
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