13th January, 2012
President of the Handball Federation of Nigeria, Dauda Yusuf, has explained the reason Nigeria pulled out of the 20th African Handball Championships currently holding in Morocco.
The Nigeria Olympic Committe member yesterday said that the federation pulled out of the tourney which is holding in the north African country in order not to disappoint its teeming fans.
“Nigeria is not participating in the ongoing 20th African Handball Championships in Morocco because we don’t want to disappoint Nigerians. We don’t have the equipment to make necessary preparation for the games,” said Yusuf.
Yusuf assured Nigerians that the country’s handballers will participate at the next edition of the African championships.
“We prefer to participate in the next edition of the African championship because we will have enough time to prepare but we cannot participate in this edition, holding in Morocco,” he added.
—Bimbo Ajayi