The National Under 18 Women’s Handball team are back in Lagos for their last phase of preparation ahead of the IHF Women’s Under 18 World Cup in China.
The Coach Shittu Adewunmi Agboola’s tutored team had begun preparation in Benin City, Edo State with eighteen players invited to camp for intensive preparatory training ahead of the the 2024 IHF Women’s Under 18 Handball World Championship which will hold in the city of Chuzhou, China from August 14 to 25, 2024.
The team’s Gaffer, Coach Shittu said the first phase of camping was a rewarding experience for all the players and the technical crew. He also paid kudos to the Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN) led by Mr. Samuel Ocheho for the continued support thus far as they hope to make history at the world championship.
“The first phase of training in Benin City was rewarding and worth the while not just for the players but also for the technical crew and we thank the Samuel Ocheho led Handball Federation of Nigeria board for ensuring that we get the best of preparation ahead of the world championship.”
He also said the last days of camping at the Rowe Park Sports Center in Lagos is to put finishing touches to their plans ahead of the world championship.
Nigeria is one of the four countries that will represent the continent of Africa in the world cup after they qualified for the first time at the Africa Women’s Under 18 Handball Nations Cup in Monastir, Tunisia last year.
They had played in the IHF Trophy series and finished second globally and are in pole position as one of the most exciting handball teams for the world championship.
The Nigeria under 18 girls team will play European giant Croatia, Montenegro and Angola in group B of the world championship which starts on August 18 at the Olympic Sports Center in Chuzhou, China.
