Niger United and Plateau Peacock have emerged champions of the men and women categories respectively of the maiden North-central Handball League.
The final matches played over the weekend at the indoor sports hall of the M.K.O Abiola National Stadium in Abuja, saw Niger United beat D. Defenders 27-26 to lift the trophy.
Safety Shooters of Abuja finished second having gathered more points than D. Defenders, who were rewarded with bronze medal for their efforts.
Plateau Peacocks beat Safety Babes 23-22 in the women’s final to emerge champion, as Benue Queens ended their campaign with a bronze medal in the women’s category.
The organiser and chairman of Kogi State Handball Association, Saidu Jibrin said:
“The main purpose of the league has been achieved because more talents were discovered. A lot of upset happened during the league and it shows that handball has improved in Nigeria.
We want to get the youth busy that is why we called 16 teams from 8 states to compete in this tournament. We are working on the Super Four tournaments in Kwara State, which will start in few months’ time and it is expected to be bigger than this one.”
