By Akeem Lawal
The zonal preliminaries of the 19th edition of the NNPC /
Shell Cup will kick off in four centers across the country, sportsbiz247.blogspot.com reports.
According to the new fixtures released by the Nigeria
School Sports Federation, Katsina, Bauchi, Uyo and Ijebu Ode will host the
zonal Preliminary matches.
All the state champions are expected to arrive their
respective zones on Tuesday, June 20 where series of matches would be played to
determine the quarter finalists.
The fixtures have been arranged in such a way that each center
would host two groups of matches as two pitches would be used while matches
would be played simultaneously in the venues.
The harmonized fixtures was adopted according to our source
to make up for the delay experienced in commencement of the zonals.
It would be recalled that the zonal preliminaries have been
postponed twice. However, the NSSF coordinators in each of the zonal
preliminary venues have assured a hitch-free championship.
In Uyo Center, Rivers, Ebonyi, Anambra, Bayelsa, IMO,
Benue, Enugu, Cross River, Abia and Ogun states will compete for the quarter
final ticket while at the Ijebu Ode Center, hostilities will be between Lagos, Oyo, Ondo, Kwara, Kogi, Osun, Ekiti,
Edo, Akwa Ibom and Delta states.
In Katsina, the zonal preliminaries will involve Jigawa,
Kano, Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara, Nasarawa, Kaduna, FCT and Bauchi. The fourth zone
is Bauchi where Yobe, Gombe, Adamawa, Borno, Niger, Taraba, Plateau and Katsina
will slug it out for a quarter final ticket.
It would be recalled that Excel Education Center, Port
Harcourt won the 2016 edition.
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