The Nigeria Chess Federation has announced to host the International Chess Federation Zone 4.2 championship in Lagos from March 31 to April 9 this year,

The FIDE Zone 4.2 Chess Championship will bring together 12 West African nations in a fierce showdown for regional supremacy at the Citiheight Luxury Hotel in Ikeja.

According to the vice president of the Nigeria Chess Federation, Adeyinka Adewole, Nigeria will be joined by other countries including Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone among others.