2021 World Women’s Handball Championship : Cameroon Confronts Russia Today

The handball Lionesses of Cameroon will begin their Group B campaign at the 2021 World Women’s Handball Championship today Friday December 3, 2021 against the Russian Handball Federation. The game will kick-off at 6 pm at Llíria / Pabellón Polideportivo Pla De L’Arc.  This will be the first time both nations will be meeting each other in any international competition. The Russian Handball Federation are opponents to watch out for looking at their past glories. But many years have passed since the generation who won three gold medals in a row between 2005 and 2009. The turmoil regarding their coaching situation may equally be major setback to them.  After finishing second at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, RHF changed their coach, with Alexey Alekseev being replaced by Lyudmila Bodnieva, the MVP at the 2015 IHF Women’s World Championship, but without a broad experience as a head coach. Several players have also been replaced, including Daria Dmitrieva and Anna Vyakhireva, who have briefly retired from handball after Tokyo 2020. Despite this, the team still has new blood to meet up with challenges. 
But what Cameroon team will be meeting this opponent. Though they had difficult times training at home, they can count on their fighting spirit and determination to produce encouraging results. The team of 16 select...