The National Under-18 women’s handball team on Saturday defeated their Algerian opponent 28-18 in the first game in Monastir, Tunisia, at the ongoing Africa Women’s Youth Handball Championship.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Nigerians gave a good account of themselves in the first match to make the nation proud.
The result of the first half was not good for the Nigerian girls against the Algerians as they played out a pulsating 10-10.
Nigeria blew away their North African opponent to win the second half, scoring 18-8 to make the final result 28-10.