Chai! Nigerians dey vex as Egypt sabi knack dem hand for handball match wey happen for Kigali.
For 2025 African Men’s Handball Championship, Egypt carry their wahala come meet Nigeria and finish dem gbege with 48–22 scoreline. Na so dem chop Nigerian Green Arrows up like pounded yam, and dis loss don clear dem from semi-final spot!
From the very first whistle, na Egypt dey control di game like boss. Dem don already dash Nigeria 24–10 for half-time, and after dem come still match dat score for second half. E no nice, my people!
You fit see di level of wetin dey happen for court. Egypt na dem carry better shooting efficiency come do their thing, with 76 percent wey dem pop from di outside. As for Nigeria, na just 43 percent wey dem manage get. No be small wahala true true!
Na dem sabi run on di counter: Egypt score 10 fastbreak goals wey dem do with 91 percent accuracy, while Nigeria lose balance, only manage to score one goal from open transition. E be like say Nigeria never waka on time!
Dem come dey vex as Egypt dey skin dem with 20 near goals, plus 14 goals from di wings. Nigeria dey try balance, but wetin dem fit do when dem dey face one big Egyptian team wey sabi play ball well well?
In total, Egypt come finish di match with 63 shots, and dem knacked 48 goals! But Nigeria, with their own 51 attempts, only drop 22 goals. Talk about poor shooting!
Di match wey don finish confirm say Egypt now dey stand strong for Group I. Dem get three wins from three matches, scoring 131 goals and only concede 78, with plus 53 goal difference. See as dem go take top di group with six points!
Nigeria, Algeria, and Angola all end with two points. But dem go carry their own heavy goal difference—na minus 27—put am for third place behind Algeria.
This loss come be like heavy fall for Nigerian team, wey suppose find their legs after di earlier gaffe against Angola. Now, dem don drop enter fifth to eighth position matches where dem go still dey fight for their life! Na only win fit keep dem hope alive to represent for di 2027 IHF World Championship.
Den still get chance o! Na dem go face another elimination game on Thursday, but e no go easy as dem dey fight to keep dem World Cup dreams alive.
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