Nike Grammar School defeats Togo 4-0 in opening match
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Nigeria, National Grammar School, Nike and Enugu State got off to a strong start in this year’s CAF African Schools Football Championship by defeating Togo 4-0 in the WAFU B zone final of the championship in Lome yesterday. . .
Nike National Grammar School won the national championship held from November 2 to 9, 2023 in the Federal Capital, Abuja. In this championship, 11 teams from his nine states of the federation participated.
Besides FCT, teams from Yobe, Enugu, Plateau, Borno, Oyo, Ogun, Taraba and Kwara states also participated in the U-15 tournament. In the women’s category, FOSLA Academy won her three-team competition, flying the Nigerian flag in the women’s event.
Representatives from Nigeria, Benin Republic, Ghana, Ivory Coast and hosts Togo are in Lomé for the four-day WAFU B Zone finals, which conclude on Sunday.
The matches will be played in a round-robin format at the Stade Municipal des Caigs. The winner will fly the WAFU B flag at the continental finals scheduled for April 2024.
The zonal finals will be held in parallel with the WAFU B meeting and will be attended by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau and General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi.
The brainchild of Confederation of African Football President Dr. Patrice Motsepe, this season’s CAF African Schools Football Championship is attended by more than 800,000 boys and girls from 28,000 schools in 44 countries.
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Source: guardian.ng