Nigeria’s U-18 Women’s Handball team started their IHF Trophy’s Zonal Phase championship in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire with an emphatic 53-21 victory over Togo in the Youth Category on Sunday.
The team tutored by Coach John Uzor, and his deputy Coach Bukola Duru were swift and ruthless especially from the wings, and fast breaks as well as defending resolutely to win the first half 21-8.
The second part of the match saw Nigeria continue in their amazing way there was really nothing the opponent could do as they finished the match with a commanding 53-21 victory.
It was a surprise that despite the annihilating victory, none of the fantastic Nigeria girls were voted as MVP as the award went to a Togolese player.
Coach John Uzor, though, said he wasn’t disappointed as the victory was enough to gratify him in his push to ensure his team make history in the competition.
He said: “I am very excited about the victory. The Girls played to our instructions to the letter which enabled them to score so many goals. Whether their efforts were recognized or not is not my worry as the victory is much more important than the MVP award.”
Nigeria’s Under 18 Women Handball team will play Burkina Faso on Monday at 9am while later in the day, Nigeria’s Under 20 Women Handball team will play their first match of the competition against Togo in the Junior category at 3pm.
