Authorities Secondary Faculty, Owerri, on Saturday defeated Authorities Secondary Faculty, Afikpo, Ebonyi State, by 10 wickets within the opening recreation of the fifth South East Cricket Championship happening in Umuahia, Abia State.
Within the second match, Ide Secondary Faculty Boys of Enugwu Ukwu, Anambra State, beat Regina Secondary Faculty of Enugu State by 9 wickets.
Within the third fixture, Regina Boys defeated Ohafia Mannequin Excessive Faculty of Abia State by 36 runs.
Declaring the competitors open on Saturday at Ibeku Excessive Faculty, Umuahia, the Abia State Commissioner for Youth and Sports activities Growth, Nwaobilor Ananaba, stated Governor Alex Otti, is dedicated to growing all sports activities within the state.
Ananaba, who was represented by the Particular Adviser to the Governor on Sports activities, Mr Raymond Ukwa, said that the federal government’s funding will not be targeted solely on soccer but in addition extends to different sports activities comparable to cricket, athletics, and desk tennis, amongst others.
He added that the Umuahia Township Stadium is at the moment being upgraded to accommodate extra sporting actions.
The commissioner additional famous that Governor Alex Otti is discovering uncooked skills from the grassroots for each Abia State and Nigeria, whereas additionally selling peace and unity amongst completely different tribes by way of the internet hosting of varied sporting occasions.
The South East Zonal Consultant of the Nigeria Cricket Federation, Chika Okoro, thanked Governor Otti for internet hosting the competitors, including that cricket had suffered neglect in Abia for ten years earlier than its present revival.
