Warri (Delta) – The South-South Zone of Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON) has fixed Saturday till Thursday for a football tournament which will serve as a playoff for the Nigeria Youth Cup.
A press statement by the zone’s Publicity Secretary, Alloysius Okerieke, on Tuesday in Warri showed that the tournament would be held at the Delta Polytechnic Stadium in Ozoro.
The statement also said teams from Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Edo, Rivers, Delta and Ogun would participate in the event, with 11 teams already registered for the youth championship.
“All is now set for Delta to host another great football tournament, which is the South-South zonal playoff of the Nigeria Youth Cup.
“All participating teams, consisting of 20 players each and who are strictly undere-18, are expected to arrive at the venue on Friday,’’ it said.
The statement added that winners of the zonal competition and a team of 20 selected players will qualify to represent the zone in the finals.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the finals of the championship is slated for Abuja later in the year,” it said.