Organisers of the annual Zenith Bank/Delta Principals Cup have released the timeline for the developmental football competition.
The grassroots football tourney is organized for all secondary schools in Delta State with Hideaplus as the organisers of the event sponsored by Zenith Bank Plc in conjunction with the Delta State Government.
Friday October 13 is already set as the date for the commencement of the online registration for all schools in various local government areas in the state.
The state commissioner for basic secondary schools, Mrs Rose Esewu, is expected to address the press on the state of readiness for the tournament.
A day after the official kick off will take place at the St. Patrick College in Asaba, with Governor Sherif Oborevwori expected to be in attendance.
Preliminaries of the tournament take place between October 20 and November 10 while zonal eliminations take place between November 20th and 22nd.
Quarterfinals and semifinals of the event are billed for November 24th and 27th respectively while the Third Place and final match for this edition will be held on November 30th at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba.
Group Managing Director of Zenith Bank, Ebenezer Onyeagwu, said it was always a delight staging developmental events.
“We love to develop talents and so getting the young ones busy to exhibit their potential is always our motive. We always try to catch them young and groom talents for Nigeria in various sports especially football and basketball.
“Putting smiles on the faces of young ones gives us joy at Zenith Bank and so this competition is important to us,” Onyeagwu said.
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