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IHF Women's Under 18 World Championship: Montenegro dumps Nigeria out of competition

Posted : 16 August 2024

Nigeria's women’s U-18 handball team has now been defeated in their opening two matches after suffering a 26-9 loss to Montenegro on Thursday at the IHF Women's Under-18 Handball World Championship in Chuzhou, China.


Unlike their match the previous day, where they had more shots than their opponent but failed to utilize them, Nigeria had a low shot ratio, which was reflected in their scoring only 6 goals. Meanwhile, Montenegro, capitalizing on their defensive performance, scored 13 goals in the second half.


The second half was even worse, as Coach Shittu Adewunmi Agboola's girls managed to score only three goals while their European opponents scored 13 goals to win 26-9.


Coach Shittu said he is proud of the girls despite what many might consider an embarrassing result.


"I know these results aren't what we expected while preparing for this competition, but I must say that I am proud of the girls for their resilience.


"We will now prepare for the next match and give it our all," Coach Shittu concluded.


Left-back Taiwo Babatunde also acknowledged that inexperience cost them dearly, but they are grateful for the opportunity to represent the country in a global championship, something that was impossible some years ago.


"We are not that experienced, but we performed quite well in the African Championship last year, and we are trying to give our best every time.


We are trying to learn as much as we can here, to become even better. Last year, we were in our continental competition; now we are at the World Championship, and we are aiming to become even better," Taiwo, whose twin sister is the team's goalkeeper, told IHF Media after the match.


Nigeria will play Angola in their last group match of the competition on Saturday at 3 a.m. WAT. Angola lost to Croatia 30-14.


So far, Nigeria has scored only 20 goals in the first two matches, while Montenegro and Croatia have both conceded 25 goals after two matches in Group B.

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