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“I will use this opportunity to agree to a four-year deal to host and sponsor the Division One Handball League, which will start from the next edition in November. We are happy with what the HFN is doing by taking the sports to all parts of the country.
“I want to urge the HFN to make the Division One handball league big in a way that qualification will be from state leagues, which in essence will provide jobs for players, coaches, backroom staff and other stakeholders up to the national level,” Shaibu said.
Responding, Ocheho commended Edo State for providing facilities and other logistics for the ongoing National Division One League and for agreeing to sponsor the competition for the next four years.
National Div One handball league commences July 9
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Thu Jul 08 2021
The National Division One League, a qualifying tournament for the Prudent Energy Handball Premier League is set to kick off on July 9 and will end on July 17 in Benin City.
Clubs like Owena Kings and Owena Queens of Ondo, Prison Key Boys and Valiants of Abia are all eligible to play after being relegated from the Prudent Energy Handball Premier League in 2019.
The Secretary-General of HFN Alhaji Maigidansanma Mohammed, in a statement, said everything needed for the successful hosting of the league is in place via the cooperation of the Edo State Handball Association.
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President of the Handball Federation of Nigeria, Samuel Ocheho, has described the transfer of national team player, Farouk Yusuf, to top Polish side, Lombard KS Vive Kielce, as a massive benefit to the country.
The former Seasiders Boys of Lagos star is on his second stint outside Nigeria, after featuring for top Moroccan side, Montanda HC, and is expected to sign a full professional contract with KS Vive Kielce in 2022, when he is 18.
“I am quite excited about Farouk Yusuf’s move to Lombard KS Vive Kielce,” Ocheho said.
“Farouk will be the first Nigerian to play in a top European club and in the EHF Champions League. His move will open doors for other Nigerian and African youths to move to top European clubs.
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The president of the Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN), Mr Samuel Ocheho has described the transfer of National team player Farouk OluwaTobi Yusuf to top Polish Handball club Lombard KS Vive Kielce as a valuable move that will contribute to the development of the national teams.
Yusuf, who played for Seasiders Boys of Lagos completed the much-anticipated move to Lombard KS Vive Kielce where he will join the youth team and also train with the senior team.
He is expected to sign a full professional contract with KS Vive Kielce in 2022 when he turns 18.
This is his second stint outside the shores of Nigeria after playing for Morocco’s top handball team Montanda HC.