Secretary-General of Nigerian Teqball Federation (NTF), Ndudi Edede has announced that Nasarawa state will be the host of the first edition of the National Teqball Challengers Series scheduled to kick off on Nov. 7 after a meeting between the federation’s national and state officials as he enjoined the organizers to step up preparations for the series.
Edede said the first phase of the event would be held on Nov. 7 and Nov. 8 and would provide an opportunity for youths to learn something new as the second phase of the event would then hold on Nov. 10 and Nov. 11 also in Lafia.
”Nasarawa state will serve as a litmus test for the series in view of the fact that the 2020 series will be the maiden series in the country since the commencement of the sport in Nigeria.”
“We had Nasarawa state and the FCT bidding for the hosting rights, and now we are certain that this event will take place in Lafia as the national challengers series is a qualifier for the Teqball World Cup slated for Europe towards the late part of this year. So, I am sure Lafia will be a good host,” Edede said.
Speaking also, Promise Uwaeme, NTF’s Director of Competition, said the event in Lafia would be streamed live internationally as he further explained that athletes from various states of the country would compete in the singles and doubles events of the competition’s male and female categories and winners in various categories representing Nigeria at the international level.
