Coaches of Nigeria’s U-18 and U-20 women’s handball teams have released their final lists of 14 players ahead of the IHF Women’s Trophy Zonal Phase, which will be held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, from April 20 to 24.
The two teams have been training at the Rowe Park Sports Centre, Yaba, Lagos, for close to two weeks and departed for the competition on Thursday.
Coach John Uzor of the national U-18 team has included Omole Joy of Defender Babes and her sister Omole Shola alongside Ojie Princess of Funad Academy alongside right back Faisat Balogun in the mix while Success Duru, Chetachi Ngaodurubie of COAS Babes and Sharon Okonkwo make the cut, amongst others players.
In the U-20 team, coach Shittu Agboola has largely stuck with the players he has been grooming since their U-18 days. The team is led by captain Chidera Ogbusimba alongside her Rima Queens teammates the Samuel Sisters, Amina Mohammed and Joy Peters.
Israel-based Rahima Bello, Kehinde Babatunde of ASPAC HBC of Benin Republic and Esther Mathew, who is also based in Benin Republic, keep their places,
In the U-18 category, Nigeria are in Group A alongside Ghana, Togo and Burkina Faso.
The U-20 team are in Group B alongside Benin Republic and Togo.
All matches will be played at the Salle polyvalente des parcs de sport de treichville (Multipurpose Sports Hall), Abidjan.
