Teams Lagos and Niger States had to really dig deep to earn victories on Day 1 of the Handball event at the National Sports Festival 2025 ongoing in Ogun State tagged Gateway Games 2025
Team Niger, despite the turnovers and missed chances, defeated a well drilled Team Kano 25-24 in a pulsating match in the men category at the Alake Sports Center.
For Team Lagos, they met a brick wall in Team Sokoto but also won 25-24 .
Team Edo earned a 10-0 victory and the maximum points after the walked over Team Enugu who arrived late for the match.
Before the commencement of the day’s matches, the teams observed a minute silence for the repose of the late Coach Sylvanus Audu of Kano State. Late Coach Audu who was also known as Coach Kura died last Tuesday following a brief ailment.
