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THE Premier Handball League fixture-secretary Allan Mandeya says new and innovative marketing strategies are needed to enable the growth of the sport at club level in this country.
Mandeya told The Herald that financial challenges remain a big obstacle and clubs were finding it difficult to fulfil their fixtures in the HPL. “I think that our biggest challenge is that we are lacking effective marketing of the sport and the league.
“In schools, handball has really taken root but you will find that at club level it still remains largely a minority sport being hampered from growth by financial problems.
“We have our matches once a month and during that time the teams play two games, each lasting an hour, but due to the fact some of our clubs are struggling (financially), you will find that some will not afford to bring a full team or will not have uniforms and other relevant equipment.
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