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Plateau Peacock Win Big To Push For Lead At The Prudent Energy Handball League

Plateau Peacocks continued their push to reclaim their lead on the league table as they easily won their game at the Prudent Energy Handball League phase 2 at the Rowe Park Sports Center, Yaba, Lagos.

The defending champion effectively put to sword Desert Queens 34-18 to come within one point behind league leader Safety Babes who defeated Seasider Babes 22-17.

Other results in the female category saw Edo Dynamos digging deep to defeat Kada Queens 27-26 while Owena Queen who had their games walked over on match day one, were soundly defeated by Defender Babes 30-19 while Imo Grasshoppers completely destroyed neighbours Abia Valliants 36-10 in what many will call an Oriental Derby.

In the men category, Safety Shooters comfortably defeated Kada Stars 25-15 while Lagos Seasiders continued strongly in the league as they defeated De Defenders 37-29 in front of their home fans.

Kano Pillars defeated Bornu Spiders 26-18 to stay as leader of the league log while defending champion Niger United victoriously outshined Bornu Spiders 34-29.

COAS Shooters of the Nigeria Army shot down Owena Queens with 28-23 victory while Plateau Vipers struggled to defeat a resilient Prison Key Boys side 20-17.

Meanwhile, defending champion in the Female league of the Prudent Energy Handball League defeated Ghana Police 23-18. The match will have not effect on the league table as Ghana Police are participating on a non scoring basis

Matchday 2 Results

PLATEAU PEACOCKS–DESERT QUEENS 34-18
KADA STARS–SAFETY SHOOTERS 15-25.
LAGOS SEASIDERS–D:DEFENDERS 37-29
BORNO SPIDERS–KANO PILLARS 18-26
NIGER UNITED–SOKOTO RIMA 34-29. OWENA KINGS–COAS SHOOTERS 23-28.
KADA QUEENS–EDO DYNAMOS 26-27. DEFENDER BABES–OWENA QUEENS 30-19.
IMO GRASSHOPPERS–ABIA VALIANTS 36-10.
PLATEAU VIPERS–PRISON KEY BOYS 20-17
SAFETY BABES–SEASIDER BABES 22-17.
GHANA POLICE–PLATEAU PEACOCKS 18-23.

Matchday 3 Fixtures

COAS SHOOTERS-NIGER UNITED
KANO PILLARS- LAGOS SEASIDERS SOKOTO RIMA-PLATEAU VIPERS D:DEFENDERS-OWENA KINGS
DESERT QUEENS-SAFETY BABES SEASIDER BABES-ABIA VALIANTS PRISONS KEY BOYS-SAFETY SHOOTERS BORNO SPIDERS-KADA STARS
DEFENDER BABES-KADA QUEENS OWENA QUEENS-IMO GRASSHOPPERS F PLATEAU PEACOCKS-EDO DYNAMOS