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Nigeria to compete at major handball tourney in Bulgaria in April

Posted : 13 April 2023
Nigeria’s senior national handball team will participate in the Men’s Emerging Nations Championship in Bulgaria in April, the Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN) has said.

Cosmos Chukwuemeka, Media Officer of the Federation of Nigeria (HFN), in a statement to Africa Sport Network (ASN) disclosed that the championship is being organised by the International Handball Federation (IHF).

He added that the event would hold from April 25 to April 30, with Nigeria playing in group D alongside hosts Bulgaria and Azerbaijan.

“The draw for the championship was done earlier on Friday at the IHF head office in Basel, Switzerland.

“Group A has Malta, Andorra and India, while Group B has Cyprus, Moldova and Australia, and Group C comprises Great Britain, Cuba and Guatemala,” Chukwuemeka said.

The Emerging Nations Championship is a special IHF project which has been supporting teams from emerging nations since 2015.

The championship is considered a qualification process for the European Handball Federation championship.

It also avails countries from other continental confederations the opportunity to take part and develop their players.

The countries that currently participate are those in the “Four-year plan” of the European Handball Federation.

The best ranked countries from other continents which did not qualify for the World Men’s Handball Championship were also highly regarded to compete.

Nigeria’s first participation in the tourney was in 2019 in Georgia, when the country defeated Colombia to finish seventh in the championship.

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