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Cricket: Oyo State Dominates South West National U-17 Qualifiers

Oyo State won both the boys and girls categories of the South West National Cricket U-17 Zonal qualification tournament and will compete in the National U-17 Cricket Championship finals in Abuja.

 

Lagos showed a brilliant performance in the boys category, while it was a close call for Ekiti and Ogun States in the girls category

The South West were the first to begin the zonal qualification for the Nigeria Cricket Federation National Under-17 Cricket Championship, which took place in Ibadan, Oyo State.

Five States namely Lagos, Ogun, Ekiti, Osun and hosts Oyo have all presented both boys and girls team for the event. The tournament lasted for 3 days and the winners will get the chance to produce the majority of players to form the zonal team.

 

 

Source: Voice of Nigeria