At the Sagamu stadium, BrightVille College, Ibadan that shown so brightly during the zonal preliminaries at Osogbo center by clinching the sole quarter final ticket will lock horns with Randolph Comprehensive College, Port Harcourt, another very enterprising team in the Championship. Spectators will surely be treated to scintillating soccer display from these young talents going by their performances at the zonal preliminaries.
Also, at the Stella Maris College playground in Port Harcourt, the struggle for semi finals ticket is between St. Thomas Basic Secondary School, Benin, Anglican Secondary School, Makurdi and Etinan Community Secondary School, Uyo. It would be recalled that St. Thomas Basic Secondary School were the overall champions of the competition in 2003. They would be aiming for a repeat performance once again.
The Bako Kotangora Stadium, Minna will host quarter final matches between Government Secondary School, Kopyal Bokos, Plateau State, Government Day Secondary School, Gandu, Gombe State and Dangogo Secondary School, Bungudu, Zamfara State. Only one school will emerge for the semi finals.
Of all the three, only Plateau State have not gone past the quarter finals in the history of the championship. Although with different school, Zamfara state lost to Edo in the 2003 final while, Gombe state have won the NNPC/Shell Cup Trophy in 2006 through Government Science Technical College.
Meanwhile, the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna is also battle ready for the on-onslaught between Government Model School, Kotangora, Niger State and Government Day Secondary School,Dange, Sokoto State.
The two semi final matches of the championship is scheduled to hold on Friday, April 25th at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos while the third place and final matches will hold on Sunday, April 27th at the same venue.
Culled from The Nigerian Vanguard.
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