The Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) will introduce T20, One Day International (ODI) and six-a-side tournaments at the 20thNational Sports Festival (NSF) holding in Benin from March 22 to April 1.
Taiwo Oriss, Secretary-General of NCF, told the Nigeria News Agency on Friday in Abuja that this was necessary to increase interest in the sport in various states.
“The introduction of the ODI and the six-a-side event is to increase the number of medals for the states, as well as interest in the sport in the states,’’ Oriss said.
The federation secretary-general also assured players of great playing experience at the festival with the unveiling of the new cricket oval.
