Handball: HFN Unveils Squad For U-18 African Tourney

Ahead of the 2025 U-18 African Handball Championship acceptable to instrumentality spot successful Oran, Algeria, this weekend, the Handball Federation of Nigeria has released the last squad database for the Nigerian team.

The team, which volition beryllium led by caput manager John Uzor and his assistant, Bukola Duru, comprises 14 players who volition alert the country’s emblem astatine the biennial contention successful North Africa. Preparations for the tourney had been ongoing astatine the Rowe Park Sports Centre successful Yaba, Lagos, with 19 players initially invited.
Topping the database of players selected for the tourney are goalkeepers Aisha Jamilu of Rima Queens and Okonkwo Sharon of Edo Dynamos. Others see Mohammed Balikiss, Ngozi Okorie, Duru Success, Ngaodurubie Chetachi, Oluwalade Phebe, Momodu Joy Veronica, Esther Peter, Desola Wasiu, Terfa Cynthia, Igbinidion Blessing, Balogun Faizat, and Audu Salamatu.

Several players connected the last roster had been connected the broadside that won the IHF Women’s Trophy Zonal Phase for Africa Zone 3 successful the Ivory Coast earlier this year.

Nigeria volition vie successful Group A with Angola, Tunisia, Kenya, Benin Republic and Madagascar, portion hosts Algeria volition instrumentality connected Egypt, Guinea, Burkina Faso and Zambia successful Group B.

A full of 11 countries volition beryllium competing for honours astatine the U-18 handball tournament, which volition beryllium played astatine 2 venues successful the metropolis of Oran, namely, the Miloud Hadefi Complex Arena, which boasts a capableness of 7,000 and the 5,000-seater Hamou Boutlelis Sports Palace.

Nigeria finished connected the podium astatine the 2023 edition, held successful Monastir, Tunisia, aft defeating three-time champions Angola 28-24 successful the third-place match.

The 2025 variation of the tourney volition service arsenic qualifiers for the 2026 Women’s Youth World Handball Championship

The 2025 variation of the tourney volition service arsenic qualifiers for the 2026 Women’s Youth World Handball Championship, arsenic good arsenic the IHF Women’s Intercontinental Phase