Nigeria Finishes 24th at 2024 U-18 Handball Championship In China

Nigeria finished 24th at the 2024 International Handball Federation U-18 Women’s Championship held in Chuzhou, China.

In the President’s Cup placement match on Friday morning, Nigeria was defeated by Kosovo with a score of 21-18.

The Nigerian team played a total of seven matches during the tournament, including three in the preliminary round, two in the group stage, and two in the placement phase.

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In their initial Group B matches, Nigeria suffered losses to Croatia (33-11) and Montenegro (26-9), which prevented them from advancing to the main round. However, they secured a win against Angola (29-21) in their third preliminary match, placing them third in Group B and earning a spot in the President’s Cup alongside Angola, Chile, and Austria.

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Despite this progress, Nigeria’s fortunes in the President’s Cup were less favorable. They narrowly lost to Chile (22-23) and were defeated by Austria (33-14).

In the placement matches, Nigeria faced Chinese Taipei and Kosovo. They lost to Chinese Taipei 22-29 and then to Kosovo 18-21, concluding their campaign with a 24th-place finish.

Romania earned the President’s Cup at the 2024 IHF Women’s World Championship, beating Argentina in the final, taking a 25:19 win. All the positions from the 17th to the 24th have now been determined, while Canada took their first win in the tournament, beating Greenland.

PLACEMENT MATCH 17-18

•     Argentina vs Romania 19:25 (12:12)

PLACEMENT MATCH 19-20

•    Austria vs Republic of Korea 28:32 (12:15)

PLACEMENT MATCH 21-22

•     Chinese Taipei vs Egypt 24:42 (11:23)

PLACEMENT MATCH 23-24

•    Nigeria vs Kosovo 18:21 (7:7)

PLACEMENT MATCH 31-32

•    Greenland vs Canada 18:27 (9:13)

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