All arrangement has been concluded towards the commencement of the renowned Mobile Telecommunication Network, MTN Champs season 4 competition kickoff on Thursday 26th March, 2026, in Jos as over 1,300 athletes registered and 78 schools ready for participation. Acenews online learned.

Recalled this is the second time in history Jos is hosting same event having hosted the season 2 edition of the MTN champs sometimes in 2024.

Speaking during a press conference on Wednesday in Jos, MTN chief customer relation officer, Ugonwa Nwoye confirmed that the choice of choosing Plateau was deliberate despite competing demands from several states in the federation.

Nwoye promised that MTN will continue playing a pivotal role in discovering and nurturing future athletes and exposing them to the global stage for greater productivity.

Mr. Ibe Etea who underscore the significance of the competition said MTN were at the threshold of making athletics a catalyst for transformation, the promoter of national development and youth empowerment.
"Over the years we have over 20,000 athletes participating in the competition. We have more than 1,500 schools. Right we have over 30 athletes who are in MTN champs academy who are doing very well. They won 14 medals in three national events", he mentioned.

On What MTN is doing differently in the MTN champs season 4, Etea reiterate that this time around they poised to introduce prizes from 1st to 4th positions in terms of the event itself.

According to him, "we have the first prize N2million, second N1.5 million, third prize N 1 million and forth prize N500, 000 thousand.

"Beyond just athletics in the field we also have some goodies for schools in terms of participation the first prize will be N5 million, second prize prize N3million, third N2million and so many of them.

"We encouraged all principals and teachers to make sure they mobilize and their schools participate actively."
Also lending her voice, Lady Yemi Galadima confirmed the  competition is graded into four age categories which includes; the cadets who are under 14, the youths who are the under 17, the junior who are under 20, and the senior category respectively.

"So, these makes MTN champs one of the biggest schools athletics anywhere in the world.

She said here in Jos there about about 1,300 athletes who are going to compete from 180 schools and teams. 

"So in the next few days your going to see this students in action.Were going to be featuring about 94 event across the sports age category. 

"That is why MTN champs has become a very important and pivotal competition because it presenting a platform across all of this events.

Plateau State Director of sports, Prof. Ezra Gunen who appreciates MTN champs for discovering some talents in the state after 2024 contact nothing that "this is perfect drive governor Caleb Mutfwang want."

Gunen also charged MTN champs that beyond nurturing future athletes they should work modalities of enrolling them in different field of academic discipline.