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Nigeria Handball Team Arrive Conakry For 28th Africa Women Junior Championship

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3 years ago

February 17, 2022

The National Under 20 Female Handball team have arrived Conakry, Guinea for the 28 Africa Female Junior Handball Championship.

The National Junior Handball Female team left Nigeria through Muritala Mohammed Airport in Lagos on Thursday morning with the team leaving colourfully

Head Coach, Coach Bukola Duru, talking to press men before leaving Lagos, said the team is ready and will make Nigeria proud in Guinea citing the time up friendlies games they had against Safety Babes who are the champions of the Prudent Energy Handball Premier League.

“We are ready and with the level of training they have been getting, we’ll ensure we make Nigeria proud by proving our doubting Thomases wrong” Coach Duro said.

“The board of the Handball Federation of Nigeria really supported us in all aspect and I know we will reciprocate by doing well in the court and ensure we not just qualify for the World Championship but also win the cup’

” We had the experience of playing the defending champion of the Prudent Energy Handball Premier League Safety Babes thrice and with the experience we have we can conquer Africa” Coach Duru concluded.

The players also echoed what the coach said. Led by Captain Toyin Yusuf, the players said they are ready to win the cup’ for Nigeria.

“We are ready to win the cup’ and make Nigeria proud and with everything out coaches have put us through, we believe we are tactically and technically capable of doing well in the competition” Toyin said

The delegation are led by Technical Representative of the Handball Federation of Nigeria Coach Bala Mohammed who highlighted the level of support of HFN to the team.

The National Under 20 Female team who have been training intensively at the indoor sport hall of the Aguiyi Ironsi Military Cantonment in Abuja, will play host Guinea, Algeria and Gambia in group B of the Biennial handball Championship which holds in Conakry, Guinea.

The championship will hold from the 19th to the 26th of February 2022 and Nigeria play the first match against Guinea

Final Team List

Names
1.Nuhu wuraola
2.Alawaye Rahmat
3.Daniel Catherine
4.Inikpi Aruwa
5.Gbamire Grace
6.muhinat Yusuf
7.Babatunde Taiwo
8.Yusuf toyin
9.Abdullahi Favour
10.Adewole Faidat
11.jimmy Gloria Habibat
12.Anih Jacinta
13.Babatunde kehinde
14.Mathew Esther
15.Abdulrazak B.Idowu

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35 Days to Go: Nigeria Set to Host African Junior Athletics Championship in Abeokuta

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3 hours ago

June 9, 2025

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

With just 35 days to go, Nigeria is revving up preparations to host the 3rd edition of the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) African Junior Athletics Championship, scheduled to take place from July 16 to 20, 2025, in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

Returning to Nigerian soil, the prestigious biennial event will welcome the continent’s most promising Under-18 and Under-20 athletes to the newly refurbished MKO Abiola International Stadium, which recently played host to the 22nd National Sports Festival.

Over 500 athletes from more than 50 African nations are expected to compete in this year’s championship, making it one of the largest gatherings of young athletic talent on the continent.

South Africa, the reigning overall champions, will be looking to defend their title, but Nigeria’s young stars are also eager to make a strong statement on home soil.

“This is not just a competition; it is a celebration of Africa’s future in track and field,” Hon. Bukola Olopade, DG of the National Sports Commission said.

“Nigeria is honored to host once again and to demonstrate its world-class capacity in organizing major sporting events,” he added.

The choice of Abeokuta—also known as the Gateway City—underscores the state’s growing reputation as a hub for sports development, alongside other Nigerian cities. With its state-of-the-art facilities and strategic location, the city is set to deliver an unforgettable experience for athletes, officials, and fans alike.

The CAA African Junior Championships is widely regarded as the breeding ground for the continent’s future Olympic and world champions.

As the countdown continues, all eyes will be on Nigeria to once again rise to the occasion and reinforce its status as Africa’s true sporting giant.

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