Edo Boys High School, Ugbowo, Edo State, has won the 24th edition of the Howzat National Junior Cricket League, which gave them the Philip Asiodu Trophy.
Edo Boys defeated Government College Ibadan at the final match held at the Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval on Saturday, while Government Model Secondary School, Asaba, Delta State, clinched the third position at the tournament organised by the Howzat Foundation For Cricket in collaboration with the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF).
The tournament, which started on Thursday and ended on Saturday, featured six secondary schools from Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Edo and Delta states.The six schools, which contested for the top prize on a round-robin basis, were Kings College, Lagos; Ansar Ud Deen Grammar School, Lagos; Edo Boys High School, Benin City; Government College, Ibadan; Government Model Secondary School, Asaba, Delta State and St. John Senior Secondary School, Ogun State.
At the end of the competition,…
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