Nigeria were defeated by defending champion Egypt 32-18 in the semi final of the Africa Women’s Youth Handball Championship ongoing in Monastir, Tunisia on Friday.
The national under-18 women’s handball team, led by Coach Shittu Adewunmi couldn’t contain the firepower of Egypt despite a fine start and lost the first half 18-7.
The second half was pretty much the same as the defending champion was too good for Nigeria and it ended 32-18.
It would be recalled that Nigeria defeated Morocco 28-14 on Wednesday in the quarter-finals and for the first time qualified for the IHF Women’s Youth World Championship which will hold in China next year.
The team will also play in the IHF Women Trophy Intercontinental Phase later in the year as well.
Nigeria will play Angola, who shockingly lost to Guinea 25-21 in the other semi final match, in the third place match while Egypt will play Guinea in the final.
The final and the third place match will be played on Saturday with Nigeria vs Angola playing at 4pm while the final match between Egypt and Guinea will be played at 6:30pm.
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