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Akpata hails PwC tournament as pathway for talents to feature at national teams

Posted : 17 April 2023
The President of Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF),  Uyi Akpata 1says the NCF/PwC National Under-17 Championships are a pathway for talents to feature in the national teams.

Akpata, represented by Taiwo Oriss, Secretary-General of the federation, said this on Thursday to herald the fourth edition of the competition.

He said that the partnership between NCF and PwC had brought lots of development to the Nigerian cricket community.

“It is great for us having an organisation like PwC partnering with us for over four years.

“This tournament is a pathway for players to be selected at the national team levels.

“We have seen lots of players, who have been impressive at the event feature for the country in the short existence of the championship.

“The competition also affords us the opportunity of getting kids off the streets and giving them hope through the game of cricket,” Akpata said.

On his part, Tolu Adeleke, a representative of PwC, said the organisation was pleased with the initiative so far and reiterated their continued support.

“We are excited and pleased to be here again.

“We have been doing this for the past four years and, even before this, we were actually part of cricket development in Nigeria, focusing on young talents especially when we started with “Naija Kids cricket competition” about five years ago.

“The values of the International Cricket Council (ICC) aligns with that of PwC. The values of integrity, working together, care, et cetera. That is what the kids have exhibited in this competition over the years.

“We are proud with the crop of talents groomed so far and their achievements and as long as we see this positive impact, we will continue to support this laudable initiative,” Adeleke said.

A total of 168 players from the country’s six geo-political zones will be participating in the event beginning on Thursday at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja

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