The African Olympics are scheduled from March 8 to 24, as cricket will be making its debut at the Games.
Ahead of the upcoming 13th African Games in Ghana, Nigeria's men's and women's senior cricket teams have been given tough draws in the group stages.
The African Olympics are scheduled from March 8 to 24, as cricket will be making its debut at the Games.
14:37 - 27.11.2023
Team Nigeria restores hope of participation at Cricket World Cup
The Yellow Greens' hopes of making the World Cup were dented on Thursday in the first qualifying game when the team narrowly lost to Kenya.
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Seven out of the 18 International Cricket Council Associate Member countries, including Nigeria and hosts Ghana, are also participating: Tanzania, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, and Namibia, along with the two full ICC members, South Africa, and Zimbabwe, competing at the Achimota Cricket Grounds in Accra.
06:45 - 06.11.2023
Nigeria Cricket Federation vows to rule African Cricket by 2026
Akpata disclosed this while speaking with journalists at the end of the federation’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Abuja.
In the men’s event, Nigeria finds itself in Group B alongside Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Tanzania. Despite being the lowest-ranked team in the group, Nigeria has shown promise, securing one win against Tanzania during the T20 World Cup qualifiers last year.
Ranked 38th globally, Nigeria faces Tanzania on March 17, followed by a match against the highest-ranked team in the group, Namibia, on March 18. Their final group game is against Zimbabwe two days later.
13:07 - 16.10.2023
Cricket: Nigeria wins West Africa Trophy
The final of the West Africa Trophy was played on Sunday at the Tafawa Balewa Cricket Oval in Lagos.
For the women's event, Nigeria competes in Group A against South Africa, Namibia, and Tanzania.
As the women’s team gears up for the African Games with the NCF T20i tournament in Lagos next week, the men's team are champions of the maiden West Africa Trophy last October, has intensified their preparations at the Tafawa Balewa Square oval in Lagos.