The All Nigeria Secondary Schools Football Championship, known as the NNPC/Shell Cup, has set Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State, on fire.
For the first time in the 17-year history of the most coveted NNPC/Shell Cup, the 10 schools that have qualified for the quarterfinals will assemble in Ibadan, for a genuine feast of youth football.
It promises to be a showcase of some of the best skills in youth football in the country.
This new format is adopted by the organisers, the Nigeria School Sports Federation (NSSF), to get the best legs that will represent the country.
The over 200 students and their school officials were housed within the military cantonment at Ojo where all the matches that started on May 16 will end today.
The schools that have qualified for this round are from Adamawa, Edo, Enugu, Imo, Kano, Katsina, Nasarawa, Ogun, Rivers and Sokoto states.
The top four teams that qualify from Ibadan will move immediately to Lagos to participate in a coaching clinic that will be conducted by Dutch coaches from the Feynoord Football Club and Academy, Holland.
This clinic will precede the semi-final and final matches taking place in Lagos on Friday, May 22, and Sunday, May 24, at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.