Two top junior international, Ibrahim Dikko of Lagos Seasiders and Faruk Yusuf of Mountada Derb Sultan Handball Club of Morrocco will lead 12 others to the 2019 IHF Challenge Trophy in Kosovo.
in a statement by the federation, Dikko who recently participated at the National U-18 and 21 championships will captain the country’s U-18 team at the tournament.
The team will be handled by the duo of Emeka Nnamani and Musa Oji.
The coach of the U-18 side, Emeka Nnamani urged the selected players to remain focused and discipline adding that Paraguay and Chinese Taipei pose no serious threat.
“My message to the players is to remain focused and be disciplined. The most important thing is to be determined and play to instructions all the time.
“I have seen my opponents and they are no threat because I believe we are representing Nigeria and the continent as a whole. They are champions in their continent while we are as well”.
The COAS Shooter coach disclosed that handball has gone scientific and the coaching crew is abreast with the changes in the game.
“I engaged on those shooting practices based on the previous experience we had in other international championships. The game has gone scientific so we must use all avenues to see we achieve success. Handball is not only on long distance shooting which made us also engage in other ways of shooting during camping”.
The National U-18 handball team departs for Kosovo Monday at the Murital Mohammed Airport, Lagos with some top officials of the federation in their quest to give the nation a good representation.