…sets to Travel to Ghana for IHF Trophy Africa Zone 3 Phase
The national under 18 and 20 men handball teams will travel to Accra , Ghana on Monday ahead of the IHF Trophy Africa Zone 3 Phase which will commence on Tuesday.
The IHF Trophy Africa Zone 3 Phase will hold from February 20th to the 24th 2024 at the Borteyman Multipurpose Sports Hall, Accra Ghana
The national teams have been undergoing intensive preparations under the tutelage of their Coaches Emeka Nnamani (under 18 coach) and Fidelis Obi (under 20) respectively at the Rowe Park Sports Center in Yaba, Lagos.
The two coaches have released their final list of of 14 players each that will represent the country in the Youth and the Junior categories of the competition with several of the invited making the list while four players were dropped.
Nigeria’s under 18 and under 20 men’s team will be playing in a round robin competition with the under 18 team playing in the Youth category alongside Benin Republic, host Ghana and Togo while the under 20 team face the likes of Benin Republic, Cote’d’voire, Ghana, Liberia and Togo in the Junior category.
The Nigeria teams will begin their campaign on Tuesday as the under 18 team face Benin Republic at 2pm Nigeria time while the under 20 team play Liberia at 8pm.
FINAL LIST OF PLAYERS FOR IHF TROPHY (U18) YOUTH MEN 2024 AFRICA – ZONE III.
1. KAREEM FARUK (TOJEMARINE ACADEMY)
2. SULAIMAN AZEEZ. (TOJEMARINE ACADEMY)
3. FALOKI CHRISTIAN. (TOJEMARINE ACADEMY)
4. OBABORl SAMUEL. TOJEMARINE. GOAL
5. GANIU ADURAGBEMI. TOJEMARINE
6. AB ATTAHIRU SAHABI. SOKOTO. RIMA — GOALKEEPER.
7. ISYAKA Mustapha TOJEMARINE
8. ALIYU RUFAI TOJEMARINE
9. YUSUF SULAIMAN SOKOTO.
10.MOHAMMED MUSA ROAD SAFETY.
11. MOHAMMED MUSTAPHA CONFLUENCE STARS
12. SULAIMAN SANI. CONFLUENCE STARS
13 FASHOGBON SULAIMAN. LAGOS. SEASIDERS
15. ABODE OLUWATOBILOBA
OFFICIALS.
HEAD COACH NNAMANI JOSEPH EMEKA
ASSISTANT COACH AYO JOSHUA.
FINAL LIST OF PLAYERS FOR IHF TROPHY (U20) JUNIOR MEN 2024 AFRICA – ZONE III.
1 Shagari John (niger utd. ) 2 Sofeme Christopher niger utd. 3 Sunday Mathew niger utd.
4. Ughojor B, Obaro Tojemarine Lagos.
5. Ajibike Kareem O. Tojemarine Lagos.
6.Mukaila fuad Gbolaham Tojemarine Lagos G/keeper. 7. Kuti James Akorede Tojemarine Lagos.
8. Akani Basit olayinka
9. Joseph Emmanuel (De Defenders
10. Abubakar Abdulraham (sokoto Rima)
11. Abubakar Almustapha (sokoto Rima)
12. Shittu Umar (plateau vipers) 13. Ibrahim Yusuf plateau vipers. 14. Ojo olumide oluwagbenga. (Addidja HC Cotonou)
Officials
1. Coach Fidelis Obi – Head Coach
2. Innocent Nwankwo – Assistant Coach
