Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF)<\/a>, added that plans were underway to ensure a successful season.<\/p>\n\u201cThis is the first time Edo state is organizing a female league and this is the best time to initiate this league. Cricket leagues are ongoing in Lagos, Port Harcourt and Edo states, but they are for the men only, so having this female league is a testament that the state is concerned about female grassroots development.”<\/p>\n
\u201cThe aim of the league is to improve Nigeria female cricket and we have lots of players who make up the national team and are residing in Edo. This league will be an avenue for them to improve their game as the women don\u2019t get enough competitions like their male counterparts.”<\/p>\n
\u201cI will also be acting as a scout for new talents, monitor the form of those in the national team and report to the national coach, Onome Oghenekevwe,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
The NCF official also lauded Uyi Akpata, chairman of the Edo State Cricket Association and President of the NCF, for the giant strides of improving the female game in the state.<\/p>\n
\u201cEdo state is always a pioneer on issues of grassroots development and that is because of the vision of its chairman, Uyi Akpata. He believes that a lot can be achieved through the grassroots.”<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom grassroots to the national level and that\u2019s the way many cricket test-playing nations started and Akpata is modelling Nigerian cricket in like manner,\u2019\u2019 Ibodeme concluded.<\/p>\n
Four teams; Ekpoma Supernova, Adolor Amazons, Idia Royals and Emotan Queens will be participating in the league, scheduled to last for six weeks in Edo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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