4th December, 2012
George Wiltshire, General Manager of Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF), on Sunday applauded the level of enthusiasm being exhibited by cricketers at the ongoing 18th National Sports Festival (NSF) in Lagos.
Wiltshire told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, that he had seen things that participating teams have brought into play, which made him acknowledge their drive.
“The young cricketers are playing with a lot of zeal and want to impress the officials from the NCF, in order to make the national teams,” he said.
The manager added that the cricket has experienced an appreciable growth over the years ; especially over the fact that two medals are up for grabs in the current NSF.
“The fact that this festival introduced two events for cricket is new in itself, which will encourage states to begin to feature in the sport.
“Also allowing coloured clothing for the outfits of cricketers as against the all white format has made the competition colourful,” Wiltshire noted.
The official hopes that the federation would be able to discover budding talents from the Sports Festival that could be groomed to play for the national team.