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Women’s handball: Gendarmerie beat HAYABLEY 20-15 in Djibouti

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The National Gendarmerie women’s handball team won Djibouti’s first-division championship by beating HAYABLEY 20-15. The 2025-2026 season final was played at the Lycée d’État de Djibouti gymnasium, reports the Djiboutian Handball Federation.

The National Gendarmerie beat HAYABLEY 20 goals to 15 in the final of Djibouti’s national women’s first-division handball championship, winning the 2025-2026 season title, reports Radio Television of Djibouti (RTD). The match was played on Sunday evening at the gymnasium of the Lycée d’État de Djibouti.

The Djiboutian Handball Federation organised the match under the auspices of the State Secretariat for Sport. The federation’s president attended the final.

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