Nigeria began their Africa Handball Nations Cup campaign on a losing note as they gallantly lost to Angola 26-24 on match day 1 of the championship.
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The young Golden Arrows of Nigeria side led by Coach Rafiu Salami logged horns against the Angolans, throwing everything into the match which was a close affair between the two side with ensured that the first half ended 14-13 in favour of Angola
The second half was same as the first period with Nigeria going even more stronger even to the point of leading at some point in the match but they met a resilient Angola team who edge them with vital advantage from the 7 meters to win 26-24.
Thus Nigeria lost their first match to Angola 26-24. They will play Tunisia in their next match on Friday at 7pm. Tunisia, earlier on, earn a strong and very comfortable 59-18 victory over Kenya.
