Nigeria’s senior men’s handball team, the Golden Arrows, have missed out on qualification for the IHF World Championship following a defeat to Angola.
Their campaign at the 27th Africa Men’s Handball Nations Cup in Kigali, Rwanda, ended in disappointment after a 25–20 loss to Angola in the fifth–sixth place classification match at the BK Arena.
The result not only brought Nigeria’s tournament run to an end but also dashed their hopes of securing a place at the 2027 IHF World Championship in Germany.
With the victory, Angola claimed Africa’s fifth and final qualification slot for the World Championship.