Government College, Ibadan and Sani Dingyadi Secondary School, Sokoto, are among the teams that have qualified for the quarterfinals of the All Nigeria Secondary Schools Football Championship, also known as the NNPC/Shell Cup, which holds across the country between February 28 and March 3.

The zonal preliminary matches of the 2013 edition of the competition were played in nine cities across the country, with 10 schools booking their tickets for the quarterfinal stage.

To make the quarterfinals, Government College, Ibadan, beat all comers in the Osogbo zone, which also had teams from Ondo, Lagos and Ogun states.

Also in the quarterfinals is Henson Demonstration School, Benin, which qualified from the Ado Ekiti zone where Kogi, Osun and the defending champions, Kwara Football Academy, Ilorin also participated, and Annunciation, Ikere, which emerged from the Benin zone.

Akunne Oniah Memorial Secondary School, Onitsha, qualified from the Enugu zone, while Purple Crown, Enugu, qualified from the Yenagoa centre.

From the Lokoja centre is Government Comprehensive Day Secondary School, Bauchi, while the Jalingo zone produced Government College, Maiduguri.

Government Secondary School, Wuse, Abuja qualified from the Keffi zone, just as the Katsina centre produced Government Arabic College, Gwale, and Sani Dingyadi Secondary School, Sokoto.

Two teams qualified from the Katsina zone because it had five teams instead of the four that played in other centres.

According to the quarterfinals fixtures released by the organisers, Government College, Ibadan, will square up to Henson Demonstration Secondary School, Benin, in Oshogbo, while Port Harcourt will host the encounter featuring Akunne Oniah Memorial Secondary School, Onitsha, Purple Crown College, Enugu, and Annunciation Secondary School, Ikere.

At the Minna centre, Sani Dingyadi Secondary School, Sokoto will clash Government Secondary School, Wuse and Government Comprehensive Day secondary school, Bauchi, while the Kaduna battle would feature Government Arabic College, Gwale, Kano and Government College, Maiduguri.