IHF Trophy: Nigeria Rally To Draw Guadalupe, Set To Face Tahiti

IHF Trophy: Nigeria Rally To Draw Guadalupe, Set To Face Tahiti

Sampson Adedeji

Nigeria's handball team in the early hours of Friday confronted Guadalupe in the IHF Intercontinental Trophy currently going on in Costa Rica and rallied back to secure a valuable draw, BSNSports.com.ng report.

The Nigerian side in its first game comfortably defeated Nicaragua.

The national under-18 male handball team started the match poorly and paid dearly for not taking their chances amidst several turnovers and deservedly lost the first half 19-13 to the impressive Guadalupe.

But then Nigeria came back smoking in the second half after some tactical switch by Coach Emeka Nnamani as Azeez Olaitan Suliamon became a vital player in the second consecutive game.

Nigeria had a 19-13 win in the second half which ensured that Nigeria got a vital 32-32 draw with Guadalupe.

The team Nigeria are third on the log with 3 points same as Guadalupe but with fewer goals than their opponent who are second and just a point behind leader Georgia who has 4 points.

Nigeria's next game will be against Tahiti later on Friday.