Heartbreak in Pristina: Nigeria U-18 Handball Team Falls to Kosovo in IHF Trophy Final

Nigeria’s U-18 men’s handball team came agonizingly close to glory but fell just short in the IHF Trophy Intercontinental Phase final, losing 34-30 to hosts, Kosovo, after overtime on Sunday in Pristina.

The team, led by head coach Emeka Nnamani, had entered the match determined to avenge an earlier group-stage defeat against the hosts, and for large parts of the contest, it seemed they…