In preparation for the National Sports Festival, which is scheduled for Ogun State from May 16 to 30, five South South states will travel to Edo on Sunday (today) for the zonal elimination in eight-ball matches.
From Monday, February 24 to February 28, the states of Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, and Cross River will compete for NSF tickets in football, abula, handball, basketball, cricket, beach volleyball, hockey, and volleyball.
Teams from the area, both male and female, will compete in the elimination. A round-robin system will be used for the competition. There will be semi-finals and finals after the top teams from the round-robin stage move on to the elimination stage. Each sport’s winners and runners-up will be eligible to compete for the South-South zone at the NSF in Ogun State.
The executive chairman of the Edo State Sports Commission, Amadin Enabulele, expressed the state’s readiness to play host to the rest of the zone, adding that everything has been put in place for a hitch-free tourney.
He said, “Everything has been put in place to ensure a hitch-free elimination games in Benin. Edo is known for its hospitality and we are home to sports.
“The facilities in the designated centres, including the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium are in good shape. So, we are ready as always.”
