After a six-year break, the Republic of Moldova are back at the IHF Men's Emerging Nations Championship, where they have already performed twice, in 2015 and 2017. Both times, the European side secured a top-10 finish, taking sixth place at Kosovo 2015 and ninth at Bulgaria 2017.

More recently, Moldova finished third at the 2021 Men's IHF/EHF Trophy, where they lost by just one goal against Bulgaria (25:26) in the bronze-medal match. 

Four years ago, Nigeria entered their first-ever edition of the IHF Men’s Emerging Nations Championship, finishing in seventh place after securing two wins and a draw while conceding four losses. It was an excellent learning experience for the African side, which will be the only team from the African Handball Confederation (CAHB) taking part at Bulgaria 2023.