Tojemarine Academy Maintains Stunning Start To 2025 Handball League Season
Defending champions Tojemarine Academy recorded a 31-25 victory over Niger United to continue their impressive form in the 2025 Handball Premier League season.
They took a 16–13 lead into the break and never looked back until they won the match.
COAS Shooters claimed a narrow 32–31 victory over Safety Shooters in a pulsating encounter that headlined day 8 of the Ardova Handball Premier League 2025 Phase.
The match, which kept spectators on the edge of their seats, saw COAS Shooters overturn a 14–13 halftime deficit to snatch the win late in the game in one of the most evenly matched fixtures of the competition so far.
In other results from the men’s category, Osun United put up a determined display to defeat Rima Strikers 28–24 after establishing a commanding 18–11 lead at the break while Correction Boys were clinical against Benue Buffaloes, securing a 26–18 win.
De Defenders had to dig deep to edge past Lagos Seasiders 28–25 despite trailing 12–13 at halftime.
In the women’s category, Rivers Queens defeated Ekiti Queens 31–23, building on their 17–12 first-half advantage to seal the win while defending champion Safety Babes maintained their unbeaten run with a solid 31–26 win over Imo Grasshoppers.
Rima Queens edged out Defender Babes 29–28 in a tightly contested affair that was separated by just a single goal at the break to make it 15–14.
RESULTS OF DAY 8
FEMALE:
1) Rivers Queens–Ekiti Queens 31–23 (17–12).
2) Imo Grasshoppers–Safety Babes 26–31 (12–15).
3) Defender Babes–Rima Queens 28–29 (14–15).
MALE:
1) Safety Shooters–COAS Shooters 31–32 (14–13).
2) Rima Strikers–Osun United 24–28 (11–18).
3) Benue Buffaloes–Correction Boys 18–26 (08–13).
4) De Defenders–Lagos Seasiders 28–25 (12–13).
5) Niger United–Tojemarine Academy 25–31 (13–16).
Tojemarine Academy Maintains Stunning Start To 2025 Handball League Season is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
