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Uganda wins bid to host Africa' s Zone 5B Handball Challenge Trophy

Xinhua, February 8, 2016 Adjust font size:

Uganda has won the bid to host Africa' s Zone 5B Handball Challenge Trophy, a top official has said.

Sheila Agonzibwa, the president of the Uganda Handball Federation told Xinhua on Sunday that the African Handball Federation awarded Uganda the right to host the International Handball Federation (IHF) Challenge trophy for Africa' s Zone 5B.

She said Uganda will soon set the dates when the event will be held.

Tanzania, Burundi, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia and hosts Uganda are all expected to take part in the 2016 IHF Trophy. Endit