Ramat Cup to kick off Feb 5

The Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria has announced that the 38th edition of the Ramat Cup  will hold from February 5 to13 at the Kano Pillars Stadium, Kano.

According to a statement by the federation signed by its National Secretary, Patrick Okpavuerhe, preparations for the championship will start with the state play- offs, which is expected to hold between January 13 and 27.

YSFON advised all the state chapters to ensure they registered their players with a passport photograph of each of the players, their group photograph with a form from the national secretariat which must be filled.

The sports body reminded the teams that the body weight of each player must be 58kg with a height of 1.75m, while arrival date in Kano for the competition is February 5.

The championship is organised annually in honour of Nigeria’s late military Head of State General Murtala Muhammed