Izuchukwu Okosi
Nigeria’s under 18 girls handball team got their second victory at the IHF Women’s Trophy Africa Continental Phase ongoing in Abidjan, Ivory Coast after they inflicted a humiliating 54-17 victory over Madagascar on Wednesday.
The girls under the tutelage of coach Shittu Adewunmi Agboola, were determined to take the bull by the horn after their struggled win over Guinea on day 1 of the competition and they set out quite early to make the contest a mismatch, leading in the first half by a massive 23-8.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe second half continued just as same as captain Esther Matthew led her teammates with a higher intensity as they ruthlessly destroyed their opponent by a 31-8 score to earn a satisfactory 54-17 victory.
Nigeria’s Taiwo Babatunde was voted the MVP of the match.
The next match for Nigeria will be against Rwanda on Thursday at 1pm Nigeria time.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
