NASCOM championship for Feb. 1

THE Nigeria Academicals Sports Committee (NASCOM), which is saddled with the task of reviving academicals sports competitions in the country, has revealed that its first championship would begin across the country on February 1 and end on March 30, 2012.

But before then, NASCOM says each state is expected to have organised an inter-schools competition in the six sports selected for this academic year to enable it select, assemble and register its state academicals. The sports include basketball, tennis, swimming, table tennis, track and field and football.

According to NASCOM, in a release made available to The Guardian, registration by the states for the national championship must be completed by January 27, and “the format of the competitions, venues and specific dates for each of the competitions that will run simultaneously shall be determined by the Main Organising Committee of the sport and made public by the middle of January, 2012.”

It also disclosed that military and para-military schools have been offered a special place within the championships “to maximise the potentials of exposure for students in their schools this year.

“The final event of each of the championships shall be organised in an elaborate and well-publicised ceremony that will reflect the expected high standards of integrity, management and organisation.”