Igbobi College try Government College for size in Principals Cup opener

By Joy Okosieme

Agege Stadium in Lagos will explode into action of Friday, February 26, 2021 as Igbobi College, Lagos. squares off against Government College, Kaduna in the opening game of the Principals Cup.

Nigeria’s Minister of Sports, Sunday Dare, who is spearheading the revival of this once famous football competition for secondary schools in the country, will take the opening kick of the game.

Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Director General of the National Youth Service Corps(NYSC), Brigadier General Ibrahim Shuaibu, Chairman of Remo Stars Football club Honourable, Kunle Soname, are some of the personalities expected at the event.

Ademola Are, the Director of Grassroots Sports in the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, said the revival of the Principals Cup is one of the cardinal programmes of the Minister of  Sports, Mr Dare aimed at reviving schools sports development and grooming of young talents in the country.

He stated that apart from football, table tennis, badminton, and atheletics will be competed for among all the 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

The state finals of the Principals Cup will hold from March 8-12, and the zonal finals from March 18- 22, while the finals holds from place from April 1-5, 2021.