Nigeria U-19 Cricket team arrives India for World Cup qualifiers Preparations

Nigeria U-19 Cricket team arrives India for World Cup qualifiers Preparations

Hassan Abdulsalam 17:18 - 25.05.2023

The qualifiers will be held in Tanzania in July.

Prior to the World Cup Africa Division One qualifications, the Nigeria U-19 team landed in India for a two-week training tour.

The 19-man group settled in at the Omtex ICWC Cricket Institute in Mumbai after arriving on Wednesday.

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The team will depart India on June 8 and head to Rwanda for another tour for the World Cup Qualifies preparations.

Nigeria to Play Five Friendly Games in India

The Team Manager, Joe Onoja confirmed that the team will play five friendly games in India.

Nigeria U-19 Cricket team arrives in India for World Cup qualifiers Preparations

Onoja told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the tour will give the players the right exposure they needed and prepare them for the World Cup qualifiers.

He said, “We have arrived and have rested well. We had already begun training and making use of the facility in the institute

"This tour will give players the right exposure and training ahead of the Qualifiers in July.

“The weather here is hot, almost about the same we get in Nigeria, so the players are used to it and everything is going on fine."

The Junior Yellow Greens of Nigeria

The Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) confirmed that Rwanda will assist the team get used to the region's climate.

The qualifiers will be held in Tanzania in July.

Meanwhile, Nigeria would join Tanzania, Uganda, Namibia, Kenya and Sierra Leone in the Qualifiers for a spot to the World Cup in Sri Lanka 2024.

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