Principal's cup will lead to discovery of new talents .... Sports Minister

 The revival of  the Principal's  Cup   which had lots of glamour in the 80s and 90s  would bring about the discovery of fresh talents.
Minister of Youth and Sports Development Mr. Sunday Dare  reiterated that  the Ministry  revived the  Principal's cup in order to discover  and nurture new talents . 

According  to the Minister  " The National Principals Cup is back, one of the bedrock of grassroots sports development. The likes of Segun Odegbami,  Henry  Nwosu, Late Stephen Keshi, Daniel Amokachi, Victor Ikpeba , Joseph Dosu,  Tajudeen Disu, Ganiyu Ajide ,  among others were all products of  the Principal's cup and they all  donned the green white green  national jersey.

 The fact that we can discover young talents from  secondary schools and nurture them to stardom made us  focus on reviving the competition ”.. the Minister affirmed.

He further said “The Principal's cup is kicking off  soon across the Federation because talents  abound  everywhere.  The organizing Committe need to pay attention to details and  as much possible  scout for  talents that will be  useful to the country.”

“The Principal cup is not restricted  to only football but other sports  like Boxing ,  Badminton,  table tennis ,  and athletics.  This is to ensure  that  the competition stands the test of time with sustainable improvements.”.... he further asserted. 

 Mr. *Dare*  concluded by  saying “The Youth are critical to  sporting activities, so they must be discovered and nurtured early"

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