In the women’s category Adorable Angels continued their winning streak with a comfortable 42-23 win against Seasider Babes while Defender Babes and Kada Queens played out a pulsating 21-21 draw.
The League debutants, Adorable Angels are gradually becoming the delight of women’s handball in Nigeria at the moment going by their exploits at the handball premier League in Abuja.
After putting up an unbelievable performance to hold defending champions Safety Babes on matchday 7, they took the form into matchday 8 and disgraced Seasider Babes by 42-23 points
This season has shown that the women’s game is getting competitive and it was confirmed when Defender Babes and Kada Queens shared the spoils in an encounter that ended 21-21.
For the men, the struggle continues for Niger United as they lost to Confluence Stars 27-25, giving the 2018 champions a terrible losing record and solidified their place at the bottom of the league standings.
In other results, Safety Shooters defeated Kada Stars 30-25 while Lagos Seasiders Boys recorded a 24-17 victory over a depleted De Defenders side.
Defending champions, Kano Pillars had to work hard to defeat Rima Strikers 23-22 while Delta Force beat Borno Spiders by 25-22 points.
Barshar Mohammed of Rima Strikers and Wuraola Nuhu of Adorable Angels received the most valuable player awards.
Meanwhile, the Sokoto State government has redeemed a pledge to donate a 32-seater bus to the Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN).
The bus was delivered to the HFN after a short ceremony at MKO Abiola National Stadium on Saturday.
Sokoto State governor Aminu Tambuwal represented by the state’s commissioner of youth and sports development Comrade Bashiru Gorau, handed over the brand new bus to the HFN in fulfilment of the pledge made during the National Division One Championship in Sokoto earlier in the year.
Governor Tambuwal also disclosed that the state was interested in hosting the 2021 edition of the Prudent Energy Handball Premier League as part of the government’s desire to make the state the hub of handball in Nigeria.
Matchday 8 Results
Women’s Category
- Seasider Babes 23 Adorable Angels 42
- Defender Babes 21 Kada Queens 21
Men’s Category
- Niger United 25 Confluence Stars 27
- Kada Stars 25 Safety Shooters 30
- Borno Spiders 22 Delta Force 25
- Lagos Seasiders 24 De Defenders 17
- Rima Strikers 22 Kano Pillars 23