African Continental Trophy: Nigeria Beats Ethiopia, Books Semi-Final Ticket

African Continental Trophy: Nigeria Beats Ethiopia, Books Semi-Final Ticket

Sampson Adedeji

Team Nigeria maintained its impressive performance in the ongoing Handball Africa Men's Continental championship in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

The Nigerian side defeated Zambia in their opening game 36-21 to send a warning signal to other opponents.

They confronted host Ethiopia late on Tuesday and secured a massive victory.

The game was keenly contested but it was Nigeria who prevailed 47-31.

Nigeria goalkeeper Samuel Obabori was rightly awarded the Most Valuable Player of the match for his exceptional saves.

Meanwhile, Nigeria has been drawn to face Cameroon in the semi-final of the competition.