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NCF invites 29 to National Trails ahead of NWACC 2008. | (2008-03-08 )

The Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) has invited twenty-nine (29) cricketers for trials

ahead of the North West Africa Cricket Championships to be hosted by Nigeria from

1st to 11th April, 2008. Nigeria won the first edition of the championship last June

in Banjul, The Gambia.

Releasing the list to the public, the 2nd Vice- President and Technical Committee

Chairman, Mr. Ewa Henshaw remarked that the trials will take place at Tafawa Balewa

Square Oval on 14th and 15th March, 2008. He also stated that the list had been

carefully screened to present the best available players for selection ahead of the

NWACC tournament.

The list is as follows:

1) Tayo Okusanya - GCIOB

2) Endurance Ofem - GCIOB

3) Demola Onikoyi - GCIOB

4) Thomas Ezeh - GCIOB

5) Jide Bejide - Howzat Pioneers

6) Lekan Awolowo - Howzat Pioneers

7) Azeez Salako - Howzat Pioneers

8) Emmanuel Okwudili - Howzat Pioneers

9) Kunle Adegbola - Rocks

10) Segun Olayinka - Rocks

11) Osita Onwuzulike - FGCW

12) Chimezie Onwuzulike - FGCW

13) Gbenga Ariyo - IMCC

14) Jai Ghosalkar - LACC

15) Jerry Omoregbe - Edo State

16) Ovie Osuaso - Edo State

17) Kelvin Agbonwanegbe - Edo State

18) Seye Olympio - ILCC

19 Olugbon Olympio - ILCC

20) Saheed Akolade - ILCC

21) Dahiru Enesi - Crocodiles

22) Gershon Enesi - Crocodiles

23) Thomas Haruna - Crocodiles

24) Dolapo Gafar - FCC

25) Wale Adeoye - FCC

26) Tayo Atoloye - FCC

27) Tope Olayinka - FCC

28) Joshua Ogunlola - Rocks

29) Yusuf Awobola - FGCW

Saheed Akolade, Jerry Omoregbe and Yusuf Awobola were part of the Nigerian Under-19 squad

that took part in the Under-19 African zonal qualifiers in South Africa last year and continue to

progress in their cricket development.