NCF happy with cricket’s grassroots development
The Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) has expressed happiness with the success so far recorded by the present board in taking the sport back to schools across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
President of the Federation, Engineer Emeka Onyeama, who made this known, restated his board’s commitment to making the sport popular among Nigerians.
“When we came on board, our focus was how to institutionalise the game of cricket in Nigeria and popularise the game which has never been before,” Onyeama said.
He was particularly happy with the successes that the NCF has recorded in creating awareness and taking cricket to the grassroots across Nigeria.
“First of all, we reinstated cricket in the National School Sports curriculum which has seen students participating in the last 3 editions held since the inception of this administration.
“We also got cricket back into NUGA. As I speak to you now, over 6 Universities just completed NUGA cricket tournament in the University of Agriculture, Maiduguri. That is another platform we are holding strongly after we rejuvenated it and it is now waxing stronger.
“Also at the 2nd edition of the National Youth Games held in Ilorin in 2016, cricket (men and women) was the only team sport featured,” he added.