The Africa Women’s Youth Handball Championship final, played in Monastir, Tunisia, saw Egypt defeat Guinea 29-16.
With the triumph, the North African country successfully defended its continental championship and kept the glory to themselves.
On the other hand, Nigeria earned third place in the competition after defeating Angola 28-24 in Saturday’s third-place match.
The national under-18 women’s handball team knew they had to play their hearts out to finish as the third-best team in the championship after losing the semi-final match against Egypt. They got off to a hot start, and their tenacity helped them win the first half 12-7.
The Angolans, who were one of the favorites to win the competition, came back smoking in the second half, which didn’t stop Coach Shittu Adewunmi, Agboola’s tutored team, from fighting hard to win the match 28-24 and secure the bronze medal as well taking a major scalp of a big team in Africa Women handball.
Thus, Nigeria qualifies for the IHF World Women’s Youth Handball Championship, scheduled to take place in China next year, and will also participate in the IHF Trophy Intercontinental Phase after winning the zonal and continental phases in Ghana and Ivory Coast, respectively.
