The Nigeria Cricket Federation [NCF] in partnership with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has declared all is set for 5th edition of youths cricket festival in Nigeria.
The tourney scheduled for today, 26th of January, will be observed across the country with six zones eligible for zonal elimination.
NCF Development Manager, South, Mr. Tonye Timinadi, stated 32 states have been registered for the zonal playoffs for the male category while 26 have been poised for female section.
It was gathered five states which includes Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Delta, Edo and River state will be competing in the south-south zone while others follow suit.
However, technical and logistics challenges will see South-East is the only zone confirmed to start zonal elimination February 2nd to 6th in Imo state.
Sponsor of the championship, PWC are pleased with the outcome of the partnership billed to develop the game of cricket in Nigeria.
The competition co-sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), has given Nigeria great cricket players such as Prosper Useni, Paul Pam, Joshua Asia, Abdulkarim brothers, and Solomon Chilemanya among many others.