Nigeria lose Ground To Japan At The IHF World Youth Championship in Macedonia

Nigeria lose Ground To Japan At The IHF World Youth Championship in Macedonia

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Nigeria, on Sunday lost to Japan 35-30 at the IHF World Youth Championship holding in Macedonia.

In a dominate fashion, Japan completely took control of the first half against the coach Emeka Nnamani tutored side, taking a nine goal lead into the half-time break (18:9) to the delight of the fans, lots of them, neutrals who were watching the game at the Boris Trajkovski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia.

Nigeria dominated the second period themselves (21:17) but fell a little short in the end, only managing to come within four goals.

Daikin Kani was named best player of the match for Japan with nine strikes, while Nigeria captain Ibrahim Dikko grabbed eight for Nigeria.

The national under 19 male team will play against Argentina on Monday at 2:30pm.