Following the qualification of eight counties that finished as group winners and runners-up, the stage is set this weekend for the kick-off of the quarter-finals of the country’s biggest sporting festival, the National County Sports Meet. FootballOn Saturday, January 18, Group A winners, Rivercess County, will be looking to stun Group C runners-up Grand Kru County in the first football match, before Cape Palmas Boys, Maryland county, who finished as winners of Group C, will face the Mississippi Boys of Sinoe. Later on Monday in the second round of quarter-final matches, Group B winners, Lofa County, that have stormed Montserrado County with huge publicity ahead of the game, will face current champions Bomi county in the first encounter, before Gbarpolu take on Nimba County. FixturesSaturday, January 18Rivercess County vs Grand Kru County 17:00Sinoe County vs Maryland County 19:00Monday, January 20Lofa County vs Bomi County 16:00Nimba County vs Gbarpolu County 18:00KickballBefore the kick-off of the football games, eight counties will also be battling things up in the quarter-finals of the kickball category. FixturesSaturday, January 18Margibi County vs River Gee County-12:00Grand Bassa County vs Grand Kru County-13:00Monday, January 20Lofa County vs Bomi County-13:00Bong County vs Montserrado County-14:00

Source: Daily Observer January 17, 2020 02:15 UTC