The zonal preliminaries of the 19th edition of the NNPC / Shell Cup will kick off in four centers across the country.
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 were 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 quarterfinal ticket. It would be recalled that excel Education Center, Portharcourt won the 2016 edition.
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