Handball: HFN seeks support as Nigeria gets USA, Azerbaijan, Moldova in U-23 tourney

Handball: HFN seeks support as Nigeria gets USA, Azerbaijan, Moldova in U-23 tourney

The President of the Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN), Samuel Ocheho, has called for support for the Under-23 team ahead of the tourney which will see them face the United States (US), Azerbaijan and Moldova in the group stage.

The International Handball Federation on Wednesday at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland conducted the draw for the fifth IHF Emerging Nations Championship which will take place in Bulgaria.

Nigeria’s U-23 men’s handball team was handed a tough draw, especially as they will play tough customers, the US in Group B of the tournament scheduled for March 11 to 16, 2025.

Having lost to the Americans in one of the group games in their very first edition of the Emerging Nations Championship in 2019 in Georgia, HFN president, Ocheho has called for support for the Nigerian U-23 side.

Ocheho believes this is an opportunity for Nigeria to improve on their previous…
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