By Biwah Bryan
The Cameroon male Handball team took off for Cairo-Egypt on Tuesday, January 16 2023 ahead of the 26th edition of the African Handball Nations Cup to be hosted by Egypt
The Handball Lions set out for the host nation barely a few hours before the kickoff of the Competition after several weeks of practicing at the Yaounde Multi-purpose sports complex to keep fit for the competition.
Before their departure via the Ethiopian Airline, the team Captain Nelvis Bufong spoke to CNA, stating their Ambitions for the Handball Jamboree.
‘The preparations have not been easy, we are going to arrive late, but we will do everything to fulfill our objective which is to qualify for the World Cup,’ said Captain Nelvis
He further revealed that ‘ we are going into this competition with one spirit, the lions fighting spirit to win all our matches to have a place on the podium’
Cameroon is drawn in group B along with host countries Egypt, Congo, and Guinea and will play their first of the competition against Co
ngo.
Other group pairs have Group A: Cape Verde, Dr Congo, Rwanda, and Zambia
Group C: Morocco, Algeria, Lybia and Gabon
Group D: Nigeria, Tunisia, Angola and Kenya
Source: Cameroon News Agency