Nigeria and Ivory Coast competed in the youth and junior event finals at the Men’s IHF Trophy Africa – Zone III in Abidjan. The Nigerians won both championships, securing their spots in the continental round of the Men’s IHF Trophy, which is slated to take place in December 2022.
Nigeria defeated Niger on Friday in the youth (U18) tournament semi-finals (29:24). Benin was defeated by Ivory Coast, 34:26, the home team, at the same time. In the championship game on Saturday, Nigeria defeated Ivory Coast by a score of 29:24.
The Nigerian team comfortably led 16:9 at the break and did not allow the hosts to make a strong comeback.