{"id":99633,"date":"2026-07-31T12:30:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T12:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/angola-falls-to-japan-in-womens-u-18-handball-opener"},"modified":"2026-08-02T02:45:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T02:45:53","slug":"angola-falls-to-japan-in-womens-u-18-handball-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/angola-falls-to-japan-in-womens-u-18-handball-opener","title":{"rendered":"Angola Falls to Japan in Women&#8217;S U-18 Handball Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Angola. <\/strong> <\/span><b>The National Women&#8217;s U-18 Handball Team lost 19\u201339 to Japan on Wednesday, in their opening Group G match at the World Championship that is taking place in Romania. The match was officiated by Swedes Alice Watson and Line Welin.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In the second round of matches, scheduled for Thursday (30), Angola will face Slovakia.<\/p>\n<p>In the same group, Brazil were defeated by Slovakia, 25\u201332.<\/p>\n<p>This marks Angola&#8217;s eighth appearance at the women&#8217;s U-18 handball world championship.<\/p>\n<p>The country&#8217;s best finish to date is 8th place, achieved in 2008 in Slovakia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Angola<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Angola. The National Women&#8217;s U-18 Handball Team lost 19\u201339 to Japan on Wednesday, in their opening Group G match at the World Championship that is taking place in Romania. The match was officiated by Swedes Alice Watson and Line Welin. 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