Yekini Adebayo, the head coach of Niger United Handball team, has urged his team to continue to keep up the winning tempo in their remaining matches in the ongoing 2021 Prudent Energy Handball Premier League.

On Friday, Niger United defeated Kano Pillars with one point difference by 25 -24 in their seventh match played at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja.

The coach told NAN that the competition is at high tension, but his team gained the spirit of fight to have a good result.

“The game is an open game, you could see that the game is tense, we almost lost to Kano Pillars, but we utilised our chances and became winners in the end.

“The game was tough. In the first half we played 11-11 draw, and in the second half we were both 24-24 but just a few seconds we added to the game.

“We concealed a point which ended the game to our advantage,” he said.

He added that Niger United is one of the most disciplined teams in the tournament.

“I will tell my players to keep up the tempo and continue to win their remaining matches,” he said.

The two teams have played seven games each.

Niger United is first on the table with 19 points from six matches and lost only a game.

Kano pillars are third on the table with 17 points, They won five games and lost two.

A total of 21 teams, comprising 10 female and 11 male teams, are participating in the premier league.

The league, which began on Thursday, will end on November 3.

(NAN)