The National Under-17 Cricket Championship for Boys and Girls is the biggest grassroots tournament in the NCF program of activities and all is now set for the 3rd Edition, under the sustained sponsorship of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The championship which has grown over the course of the last 2 editions will experience a record-breaking of 31 states featuring in the Boys category and 25 states in the Girls category respectively in this 3rd edition. 

In the South East, the 5 states in the zone will be participating in both the boys and girls category qualification series from the 28th – 30th January 2022, after which a regional team will be selected for the National Final scheduled to take place from the 15th -20th February 2022, in Abuja. The regional team selection is to allow all-inclusive participation that reflects the goal of spreading the game to every nook and crannies of the country.

This year’s zonal qualification, Ebonyi State will host the South East Zone.