Cross Rivers State will host the Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL) Championship in 2023/2024, the league announced on Tuesday.

The championship, the league’s second stage, will be held from August 31 to September 8, 2024, at Calabar, Cross Rivers state.

Building on the success of the 2024 NWFL season calendar, this championship comes after Bayelsa State hosted the Premiership Super Six finals, which Edo Queens won for the first time in June.

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According to Modupe Shabi, the NWFL’s Chief Operating Officer, the draws and pre-match meetings will take place on Thursday, August 29, the day after the clubs arrive in Cross Rivers State.

The participating clubs will be divided into four groups: A, B, C, and D, with eight matches scheduled for two sites on Matchday One, Saturday, August 31, and another eight games on Matchday Two, Sunday, September 1.

Monday, September 2nd, will be a relaxation day. Matchday Three will begin on Tuesday, September 3, with eight matches, followed by Matchday Four on Wednesday, September 4, with eight additional matches.

Thursday, September 5, will be the second rest day. Matchday Five will resume on Friday, September 6, with a third rest day on Saturday, September 7.

On Sunday, September 8, four matches will be played at two venues to determine promotion and relegation.

Shabi went on to say that around 17 registered clubs will compete in Cross Rivers State for this year’s championship.

The top two clubs will be promoted to the NWFL Premiership, and the bottom two will be relegated to Nigeria’s third-tier women’s league.