Cricket: NCF Declares CCC New Season Open Saturday

The Nigeria Cricket Federation will on Saturday, 29 October officially declare the 2011/2012 Cricket Season open.

A commemorative 40 Over cricket match between the reigning national club champions, BRF Cricket Club a President’s XI selected side comprising of players who play in the Lagos League, will be played on that day at the Tafawa Balewa Cricket Oval, Race Course, Lagos. The match will commence at 11am.

According to George Wiltshire, the General Manager of the NCF, BRF CC, who just came back from a pre-season training tour of Ghana, the team will parade key players like Endurance Ofem, Joshua Ogunlola, Sean Phillips, Ademola Onikoyi and Femi Solebo.

Roland Ilube, Team Manager for the President’s XI has assembled a tough side featuring the likes of Femi Oduyebo, Emmanuel Okwudili, Ricky Sharma and other key players.

Mr. Kwesi Sagoe, President of the NCF and Chairman, Africa Cricket Association, will declare the season open.

The federation called on cricket enthusiasts to storm TBS, Onikan to watch what promises to be an exciting and thrilling match between the BRF CC and the President’s XI.