Goalkeeper of National U-18 Female Handball Team, Kehinde Babatunde has described her achievement as a dream come true.
Babatunde who emerged best goalkeeper in the 2018 National U-18 and U-21 Male and Female Handball Championships.
She played in the U-18 category in the championships organised by Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN) held in Rowe Park Sports Centre, Yaba, Lagos.
The championships, which featured 18 teams from seven states and two clubs in the country, was held from March 16 to March 24 in Courts A and B of the venue.
According to Babatunde: “I won the best goal keeper award last year, and I was really happy because I was doing my best to catch balls, not knowing that the officials noticed me.
After the award, my coach told me to put in more effort in my training which I did and to the glory of God, I made it.
it’s a dream come true and I am more joyful that I did not fail my coach, team and the Lagos State handball, especially in the U-18 category,” she added.
Kehinde is a Senior Secondary School student of Wesley Girls College, Yaba.
