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Nigeria's U-24 handball team lost by 10 points to Great Britain in the battle for fifth place at the IHF Emerging Nations Championship in Varna, Bulgaria.
Nigeria, on Saturday, lost to Great Britain 30-20 in a fifth placement match at the IHF Emerging Nations Championship in Varna, Bulgaria.
In a game played at the Palace of Culture and Sports in Varna, Bulgaria, the national under-24 male handball team started superbly before losing steam.
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Nigeria vs Britain
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22:54 - 27.04.2023
HANDBALL Nigeria bounces back to register first win at IHF Emerging Nations Championship
Nigeria's under-24 men's handball team is back in business at IHF Emerging Nations Championship after a 23-point win to banish the memories of their defeat in the opener.
In the first minutes of the match, Nigeria was 5-1 at some point but fell like a pack of cards as Great Britain patiently actualised their tactics of keeping right-wing Faruk Yusuf quiet.
This tactic helped them to punish Nigeria's unnecessary turnovers en route to winning the first half 14-11.
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In the second half, the British lads pretty much continued from where they stopped in the first half with Yusuf isolated and no opportunity for Ibrahim and Obina Ani to shoot from the 9 meters.
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12:41 - 27.04.2023
HANDBALL Nigeria starts IHF Emerging Championship on a losing note
Things did not go as planned for Nigeria's under-24 in their IHF Emerging Nations Championship opener.
Stars of the game
Great Britain kept to their superior tactics inspired by Goalkeeper Craig McClelland's MVP performance which led to him making crucial saves, especially six one-on-one saves in the first half and right-wing Francisco Pereira's shining performance to defeat Nigeria 30-20.
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McClelland, who was voted Player of the Match, made as many as 18 saves and had 50% while Pereira, through his breathtaking fast breaks had 11 goals in the match.
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22:47 - 24.04.2023
Under-24 Male Handball team arrives Bulgaria for IHF Emerging Nations Championship
Nigeria's Under-24 Male Handball team has arrived in Bulgaria to make the nations proud at the IHF Emerging Nations Championship,
Nigeria will play Andorra, who have the highest goal scorer Unai Ruiz in their team, in a 7th/8th placement on Sunday while Great Britain will face Australia in a 6th placement match on the same day.
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