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Nigeria's under-18 handball team were crowned champions of the IHF Women's Trophy Africa Continental Phase after a brilliant outing in the final against Guinea.
In a final played at the Centre Ivoiro - coréen sports hall in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, where Coach Shittu Adewunmi Agboola's tutored girls stood tall on all fronts in the final.
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They comfortably defeated Guinea 33-18 to win the continental phase of the 2023 edition of the IHF Women's Trophy International.
Nigeria vs Guinea
The team had earlier defeated Guinea in the first match of the under-18 category in what was then a tightly contested encounter that ended in a 30-25 victory for Nigeria.
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So, the final of the competition was expected to be a battle of the Titans but the gallant Nigerian girls stood out with precise wing shots while taking their chances from nine meters.
The Nigerian under-18s also defended doggedly to overcome their gallant opponents to win the competition.
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What the result means for Nigeria
The victory means that Nigeria will be the only representative of Africa at the IHF Women's Trophy Intercontinental Phase later in the year.
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Nigeria have now gone 8 matches unbeaten; starting from the IHF Women's Trophy Africa Zone 3 tourney in Accra, Ghana earlier in the year where they emerged champion and then in the continental phase where they are now champion.
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