The General Manager of the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF), Emeka Igwilo says the recently concluded seminar for coaches and umpires would help enhance its efforts at technical and grassroots development of cricket in Nigeria.
The Federation’s General Manager said on Tuesday in Abuja that the seminar would be an opportunity for Nigeria to further enhance the game’s development.
“It is a fact that the seminar really helped participants,” he said to Sports247.ng.
“Participants’ attendance goes beyond the ordinary, or being part of the seminar, as we have a target of ensuring we get the international body to make some approvals for us.”
“We are hoping to have another seminar in the nearest future. It would help to enhance the development of the game not only in Nigeria but the African continent as a whole.
“We want more of our indigenous referees and umpires to be certified. In the past, our officials faced the limitation of having to travel abroad to attend courses that would help them get certified.
“The financial burden of this has been enormous, thus preventing many of them from attaining the status that would have not only helped them develop but also help develop our game.”
“Now, if we host more seminars as we intend to now, many of our referees will attend since the courses will be ICC sanctioned because they will approve all we will do there and also send resource persons.”
