ICC World Cup trophy berths in Nigeria next weekIn continuation of its efforts to ensure that cricket enjoys better patronage among the country’s youths, the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) has concluded plans to take the sport to the Internally-Displaced Peoples’ (IDP) camps in the nation’s North East. The idea, according to the NCF, is to teach the many youths in the camps how to play the game and get the talented ones into the mainstream of Nigerian cricket family. Akpata also disclosed that the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup trophy, which is on a worldwide tour, will berth in Nigeria from February 11 to 13. For the first time, the ICC World Cup trophy has not only visited countries taking part in the tournament and traditional cricket nations, but also places where cricket is rapidly growing such as Nigeria, Rwanda, Nepal, Germany and United States. In its nine-month journey across the globe, cricket fans will get up close to the highly coveted trophy.

Source: The Guardian February 08, 2019 04:30 UTC