By Our Correspondent

National U-18 and U-20 handball male teams have began camping preparation in Lagos ahead of the International Handball Federation, IHF Trophy 2022, Africa Zone 3 which holds in Ivory Coast.

The two national teams coached by Coach Emeka Nnamani for the U-18 boys and Coach Fidelis Obi, the gaffer for the U-20 boys teams are undergoing intensive training programme at the Rowe Park Sports Center in Yaba, Lagos.

Several of the players invited for national team duties were involved at the recently concluded Prudent Energy Handball Premier League 2022 and the coaches feel their fitness level ahead of the championship is in top shape.

Coach Fidelis and Coach Emeka both echoed the fact the Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN) have been supportive and they have been having the best of camping experience for the teams respectively.

Nigeria will be participating in the IHF Trophy 2022 for Africa Zone 3 from the November 21 to the 27, 2022 which is the last for the Africa Zone.

Previous championships for the IHF Trophy 2022 for the Africa Zone were held in Harare, Zimbabwe, Moroni in Comoros, Nairobi in Kenya and very recently Conakry in Guinea.

Nigeria U-18 Male Invited Players

1. KAREEM AJIBADE
   TOJEMARINE Academy
2. BUSARI A. BABATUNDE
   KOGI
3. KUTI JAMES AKOREDE
   TOJEMARINE Academy
4. MUKAILA FUAD GBOLAHAN
   TOJEMARINE Academy
5. CHUKWUKA MICHAEL
   LAGOS SEASIDER BOYS
6. LAWAL TAHIR
   CORRECTION BOYS
7. OJO O. OLUWAGBENGA
   ADIDJA HBC
8. SULAIMON A. OLAITAN
   TOJEMARINE ACADEMY
9. SHAGARI JOHN
   SOKOTO RIMA
10. SILAS PAUL
    ADAMAWA
11. MANIRU DAHIRU
    SAFETY SHOOTERS
12. YAHAYA SHAMSUDEEN
    PLATEAU
13. MUSTAPHA MOHAMMED
    CONFLUENCE STARS
14. MUSTAPHA ISYAKA
    SOKOTO RIMA
15. OLUWATOBILOBA ABODE
    LAGOS SEASIDER BOYS
16. KAREEM FARUK
    TOJEMARINE ACADEMY

17 FOLOKI CHRISTIAN
TOJEMARINE ACADEMY

18. OBABORI SAMUEL
    TOJEMARINE ACADEMY

Coach: Emeka Nnamani
Assistant Coach: Ayo Joshua

Nigeria U-20 Male team Invited Players

1. YUSUF SOLOMON
   KANO PILLARS
2. NWODO CHIBUZOR JOHN
   KANO PILLARS

3.KEHINDE A. OLAREWAJU
TOJEMARINE ACADEMY

4. AMUSAN O.ADENIJI
   TOJEMARINE ACADEMY
5. AKINLADE E. AYOMIDE
   TOJEMARINE ACADEMY
6. OKWO OBINNA
   CONFLUENCE STARS
7. KASIM YAZID
   NIGER UNITED
8. ISA T. NZAMWA
   RIMA SOKOTO
9. SALAMI H, DAMILARE
   ADDIDJA HC
10. ABUBAKAR ABDULRAHMAN
    RIMA SOKOTO
11. AHMED ABUBAKAR
    RIMA SOKOTO
12. YAHAYA ISMAILA
    NIGER UNITED
13. SURAJO A. SADIQ
    RIMA SOKOTO
14. MOHAMMED A. SHEHU
    RIMA, SOKOTO
15. OGUNDOKUN S. ADEWALE
    SAFETY SHOOTERS
16. SAHEED SHITTU OLAITAN
    LAGOS SEASIDERS
17. NLIAM ANTHONY
    KANO PILLARES
18. ADURAGBEMI GANIYU
    TOJOMARINE

Coach: Fidelis Obi
Assistant Coach: Abdulrasheed Abdusalam