The First Lady, Hajia Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, is expected as the Special Guest of honour at the final of the Principal’s Cup scheduled for the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on March 30 at 10am.
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, is also to grace the event in the morning before proceeding to Lagos to watch the Super Eagles last Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Lesotho at the Teslim Balogun Stadium.
According to the Director of Grassroots Sports in the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Dr. Ademola Are: “The Principals Cup which was revived by the Minister after many years in the doldrums kicked off on Friday February 26th with a ceremonial match between Government College Kaduna and Igbobi College, Lagos.
“To add colour to the finals, the First Lady Hajia Aisha Mohammadu Buhari is expected to grace the final as Special guest of honour.”
The competition, aimed at developing and grooming of young talents in secondary schools, started at the states level, culminating in the zonal finals, from where the finalists emerged.
Apart from football, table tennis and athletics are featuring in the three-day finals, which started on Sunday and ends on March 30.