Lagos, Owerri, Calabar Set for Zonal Finals of Sam Okwaraji Memoir Cup.
After the conclusion of the Northern Zonal playoffs of the Samuel Okwaraji Foundation national secondary schools football competition, the Memoir Cup, all is now set for the Southern Zonal finals.
The Maracana Stadium, Ajegunle in Lagos, the Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri and the UJ Esuene Stadium, Calabar have been picked, and are ready for the Zonal playoffs of the competition for the South West, South South and South East regions.
These Zonal playoffs represent the second stage of the national championships after the State Finals were played across the country earlier in the year.
According to the Chairman of the competition’s organising committee, Senator Osita Izunazo, the southern Zonal playoffs will take place starting from today, Tuesday, November 3 and end on Saturday, November 7, 2026. Izunazo explained that the three Zonal champions that will emerge from the southern region will join the other three that had emerged from the Northern region earlier for the national finals in Lagos at a later date this month. The technical partners of the competition, the Nigeria School Sport Federation(NSSF) have also announced their readiness for the Zonal playoffs in the south while applauding the standard of the competition. Olabisi Joseph, President of the Nigeria School Sport Federation said the high standards, thorough and transparent systems put in place for the competition will ensure that the main objective of the competition, which is to discover football talents in secondary schools, is achieved.
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