The Nigeria U-18 girls team have departed for Monastir, Tunisia ahead of the 2023 Africa Women Youth Handball Championship.
The 19th Africa Women’s Youth Nations Championship is scheduled for 16-23 September in Monastir, Tunisia.
The players and coaches left the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos on Wednesday, 13 September.
The delegation of Nigeria U18 girls that departed for Monastir, Tunisia comprises 15 players; alongside Head Coach Agboola Shittu and his assistant, Roberts Opuene.
Coach Shittu earlier on Monday announced the final list of players consisting of Captain Esther Matthew; the Babatunde twins from Seasider Babes of Lagos, Goalkeeper Precious Samuel as well as Prudence Onyinyechukwu Samuel and Bello Rahima of Rima Queens.
Fifteen players were selected with many of the players the core of the team that participated and won the IHF Trophy Africa Zone 3 tourney and the IHF Trophy Africa Continental Phase in Ghana and Ivory Coast…