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Nigeria Handball Team Arrive Conakry For 28th Africa Women Junior Championship
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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AACT 2026: 31 Days to Africa’s Big Sporting Gathering in Abuja
Joel Ajayi
The countdown to the 2026 All Africa Challenge Trophy (AACT) has officially entered the final month, with just 31 days to go before Africa’s leading women’s team golf championship tees off at the IBB International Golf & Country Club in Abuja.
In a statement signed by the AACT 2026Director of Communication Kayode Adeniyi on Friday in Abuja.
Under the theme “Africa Is Coming to Abuja,” the countdown campaign will spotlight the championship, the participating nations, the players, the host venue and the growing development of women’s golf across the continent.
The 2026 AACT, scheduled for November 2–7, will bring together women’s golfing talent from across Africa for six days of continental competition in Nigeria’s capital.
As preparations continue at the IBB International Golf & Country Club, attention is increasingly turning to Abuja, where the championship will provide a platform for African golfers to compete while also showcasing Nigeria’s hospitality and the country’s growing profile as a destination for major sporting events.
The countdown will feature daily stories, interviews, player and country profiles, tournament facts, behind-the-scenes updates and features on the host venue as the championship draws closer.
The campaign will also highlight the role of the Ladies Golf Association of Nigeria (LGAN), the Local Organising Committee and other stakeholders in preparing for the continental championship.
With just 31 days remaining, anticipation is building across the African golfing community as Abuja prepares to welcome the continent’s leading women golfers.
Africa is coming to Abuja.
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