Head Coach of Nigeria’s under 18 women Handball team Coach Shittu Adewunmi Agboola has released the final list of players that will represent the players at the forthcoming 19th Africa Women’s Youth Nations Championship which will hold in Monastir, Tunisia from the 16th to the 23rd of September 2023.
The national under 18 girls handball team had been undergoing intensive training camp at the Rowe Park Sports Center in, Yaba, Lagos under the tutelage of Coach Shittu and his assistant, Bayelsa Queens manager, Coach Opuene Roberts ahead of the continental championships.
Eighteen players had been invited and after more than two weeks of camp, 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 respectively.
The list has captain Esther Matthew and the Babatunde twins from Seasider Babes of Lagos, Goalkeeper Precious Samuel, Prudence Onyinyechukwu Samuel and Bello Rahima of Rima Queens, Vera John of Bayelsa Queens and Damilola Akinlade of Delta Force amongst others.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Under 18 Women Handball team defeated Aspac handball club of Benin Republic 24-21 in an international friendly tune up match on Monday in Lagos.
They will play another friendly match on Wednesday.
FINAL TEAM LIST FOR 19TH AFRICA YOUTH NATIONS CUP, MONASTIR, TUNISIA.
1. Esther Mathew – Seasider Queens
2. Kehinde Babatunde- Seasiders Queens
3. Taiwo Babatunde- Seasiders Queens
4. Precious Samuel- Rima Queens
5. Prudence Samuel- Rima Queens
6. Rahima Bello- Rima Queens
7. Chidera Ogbusimba- Rima Queens
8. MUNIRA KASIMU- Rima Queens
9. Amina Muhammad- Rima Queens
10.Monica OPARA- Rima Queens
11. Vera John- Bayelsa Queens
12. Damilola Akinlade – Delta Force
13. Amarachi Oparaugo- Imo Grasshopper
14. Joan Okolo- Delta Force
15. Lucy Onyekwere- Rima Queens
OFFICIALS
1. Agboola Shittu Adewunmi – Tojemarine Academy
2. Opuene Roberts – Bayelsa Queens.
