Team Lagos, and Niger States earned opening day 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’s 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 they 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 late Coach Sylvanus Audu of Kano State. The late Coach Audu who was also known as Coach Kura died last week Tuesday following a brief ailment.
Meanwhile, in the football event, The Federal Capital Territory, FCT’s male football team defeated Borno State 4-1 on Monday while Team Kano defeated Kwara United 2-1.
Team Lagos earned a 3-0 walkover victory after Team Ondo failed to honour their game.
Team Ebonyi also claimed a 2-1 victory over hosts Ogun in another thrilling encounter.
Fixtures of Day 2
Male Category
1. FCT vs Kano (9 am)
2. Osun vs Sokoto (11 am)
3. Enugu vs Adamawa (1 pm)
Female Category
1. Ogun vs Kogi (9 am)
2. Edo vs Kano (11 am)
3. Oyo vs Imo (1 pm)
