The President of the Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN) Mr. Jibril Saidu Ojih, has said the continued growth of Handball in Nigeria will take a new dimension from the grassroots through the zonal representatives in the Federation.
Ojih said this over the weekend at the finals of the Lions/Grasshoppers Handball Legends Under-15 Boys and Girls Handball Championship in Enugu. He said stated that the goal of the board of the Handball Federation of Nigeria is to increase the discoveries of players from the grassroots and nurture them from each zones of the Federation.
Ojih, who is also the Secretary General of the Commonwealth Handball Association also seeks collaboration with states in organizing grassroots competitions just as he praised the organizers led by the Southeast Zonal Representative on the HFN board Emmanuel Asogwa for the foresight in coming up with the competition.
“I want to thank the organizers of this competition led by Dr. Emmanuel Asogwa the Zonal Representative of the Southeast for the foresight to make this competition a reality. This is our goal in the HFN board to ensure that we decentralize grassroots development and make it a key action plan by each of the zonal representatives,” Ojih said.
“The essence is to ensure that we do not stop producing players and we nurture them to represent the country at all levels in the future.
“This is why we seek collaboration with states and even corporate organisations to host competitors for the grassroots to maximize our plans in ensuring that we have a pool of young and well-trained handball players.”
Ojih also appreciated the presence of the Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Lyod Ekweremadu and noted that his participation signaled renewed government interest in handball development in the region.
He also urged South East handball legends to form a veterans’ handball club to foster continuous engagement and contribute further to the sport’s progress.
Extrasportnigeria 
Leave a comment