The newly instituted Maltina School Games will commence today across the four states that have been selected for the pilot phase of the new sports initiative aimed at discovering budding athletes in Nigerian schools.
Over 500 schools will take part in the track and field events that will produce finalists across the states ahead of the national finals in Lagos next month.
Set to impact over 20 million school children, this innovation into the school calendar by Maltina brand is designed to promote and foster national unity and raising active kids through sports.
Consequently, four venues, Lagos, Kano, Anambra and the Federal Capital FCT will be the centre of attraction from Monday all through to Friday, February 21 as youngsters aspiring to represent Nigeria at the highest stage of track and field sports will set their dreams into motion.
According to the breakdown, Lagos with 182, has the highest number of participating schools coming from its six educational districts.
There are 120 schools from Kano while Anambra has 124 and the Federal Capital Territory, 116 all registered for the Maltina School Games
It has also been announced that the Overall Best School would take home N1 million worth of support for its forthcoming Inter-House sports.
Also, the Overall Best Athlete (OBA) would also win a scholarship to study in any Federal University of his or her choice.
