Association Chargess HFN On League’s Revival

The Lagos State Handball Association (LSHA), has appealed to the Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN) to revive the defunct national handball league.

The association’s chief coach, Anthony Idolor, told Tidesports  that the sport would need the restoration of the defunct competition to revive its dwindling fortunes.

He added that the league used to be a viable promotional tool for the sport, which helped to keep the country’s players in shape for international competitions.

“The handball league was a competition which players and coaches looked up to in the past and it helped to reform the game across the country.

“I appeal to handball federation to help look into this and revive the league for handball to reclaim its rightful place in the country’s sports circuit,’’ he said.

Idolor urged the HFN to adopt measures that would entice potential sponsors to bank roll its programmes to help the body to reposition the sport.

He cited the country’s basketball league as an example of what the handball league should have been if the necessary steps had been taken by the authorities.

“We are set to organise more competitions but the federation’s competition, will serve as a yardstick to measure our overall performance,’’Idolor said.