The captain of the Nigeria Women Senior Handball Team Dorathy Nyagh is optimistic that the team has what it takes to win the Africa Women Handball Championship held in Cameroon.
The National Women Handball Team is currently undergoing a closed intended preparatory camping ahead of the 24th Africa Women Handball Championship at the Aguiyu Ironsi Cantonment in Abuja under the watchful eyes of assist coach Yusuf Abdukadir who is holding the fort for head coach, Rafiu Salami who joins the team on Saturday and Dorathy is confident that with the level of preparation so far, the team will do well in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
She went further to say that Nigeria will fight to make history as the team to will be playing in the championship for the first time since the 1990s.
“I am very optimistic that we can win the championship,” Dorathy said
“This Championship is important to the team as we haven’t played in the championship for over 20 years and with this opportunity, we are not going to take chances at all.
“We will fight to make history again and We are not going there for a jamboree
This an opportunity we are not taking for granted”
The Benue Queens left-back also stated that the team is focused and determined to ensure that they put well to use the tactics from the technical crew to ensure they qualify out of group B wherein they will play host, Cameroon, DR Congo, and Kenya.
“It’s not all about who has to be consistent in the Championship it is about focus, determination, and unity.
We have all it takes to qualify out of our group considering the set of Coaches we have in-person of Coach Rafiu Salami and Coach Yusuf Abdulkadir”.
She also praised the Handball Federation of Nigeria led by Chairman, Caretaker Committee Mr. Sam Ocheho, and also the Minister of Youth And Sports Development Mr. Sunday Dare for the effort in ensuring that they motivate the team to do well.
