Handball Premier League: Kada Stars beat Plateau Vipers
On Tuesday, Kaduna’s Kada Stars male handball club defeated Plateau Vipers of Jos 23-22 on Match Day 6 of the ongoing 2021 Prudent Energy Handball Premier League in Abuja.
The win was the Kaduna side’s second in the 11-team male category of the league holding at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium.
They won their first match with a walk-over against COAS, lost 19-33 to Safety Shooters in their second match, and lost 15-26 to Kano Pillars in their third match.
The Kara Stars also lost 24-37 to Lagos Seasiders.
They led 13-12 after the game’s first half, but after their opponents rallied to equalise, they snatched back the momentum to eventually take the game at 23-22.
For the Plateau Vipers, the defeat marked their fourth loss in the league.
They had lost their opening match 18-22 against Safety Shooters, their second match 23-31 against Niger United and the third match was a walk-over against COAS.
They then lost 22-23 to the Confluence Stars in their fourth match.
(NAN)
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