National Youth Games: Lagos, Sokoto book places in handball final
Sokoto beat Team Niger 31-12 to set up a final date with Lagos in the male Handball event at the ongoing National Youth Games in Ilorin.
Sokoto showed class from the start of the match, and they maintained the tempo to finish the match with a 19 points gap.
Team Sokoto finished Group B standings with four points with 46 goals difference, winning their two matches.
Rivers came second, having won only one match; they defeated Team Ebonyi in the last group stage match 33-28 on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Lagos beat their Rivers counterparts 28-16 to set up the final date with Sokoto.
Lagos finished top of Group A with four points with 10 goals difference, having won their two matches.
Niger came second with two points and one goal difference.
The third-place match between Niger and Rivers will come up at 9:00 a.m on Monday, while the final is scheduled for 10:00 a.m.
(NAN)
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