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19th NSF: Rivers avoids handball upset in pulsating 25-25 with Imo

By Daily Sports on December 9, 2018

The Package B Handball Open Courts of the Abuja National Stadium came alive on Day 3 of the 19th National Sport Festival as Rivers female handball team

acquired two late goals to draw 25-25 with Imo Grasshoppers.

The Imo handball team started the game well and dictated proceedings in the first half, with Emeribe Melody helping the side to a 12-11 first half lead.

However, the Rivers ladies bounced back in the second half, with Maryam Usman controlling the game while Ada Okey was doing the scoring.

Despite their Enterprise, Team Imo retained a two-goal lead, thanks to Melody and Onyemaechi Ezinne who scored 14 goals between them.But the Rivers ladies rallied in the dying minutes of the match forcing Imo to concede two goals in two minutes to Okey and Ego Nwabuia.Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after the game, captain of the Imo side, Anosike Chidinma, admitted that it was a fair draw against a good side.

“It was a great game by two good sides. Rivers are a great side with so many national handball team members.

“In the end, it was a good game. We need to work on our shooting for the next game because if you don’t score, you can’t win games.

“We also have to work on our defence and stamina,” Chidinma said. (NAN)

•Photo shows Rivers State handball team

Source Daily Sports

Posted December 9, 2018