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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.
Nigeria restored its hope to participate in the T20 Cricket World Cup next year after defeating Tanzania at the qualifying competition in Windhoek, Namibia.
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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06:35 - 22.11.2023
Cricket: Nigeria to begin World Cup campaign on Thursday
The Yellow Greens traveled from Zimbabwe to Windhoek on Monday, spending more than a week finalizing their tournament preparations.
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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.
The game ended with Nigeria fielding, losing the toss to the Tanzanian side. With an intelligent use of the power-play, the East Africans rallied Nigeria to 139 runs in their innings.
The side captain, Sylvester Okpe-led, said they needed the win to continue chasing the world cup ticket.
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Okpe said: "It was a win we needed. We have no excuse but to lock down this win. Our match against Kenya differed from what we had hoped for, and a rain-washed Rwandan encounter that saw us share points didn't help our cause. So, this was a needed win.
The game ended with Nigeria fielding, losing the toss to the Tanzanian side. With an intelligent use of the power-play, the East Africans rallied Nigeria to 139 runs in their innings.
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07:12 - 31.08.2023
ICC declares Nigeria as the fastest-growing Cricket Nation
The trophy was on display at the Tafawa Balewa Cricket Oval in Lagos on Wednesday, following the first leg of the tour in Abuja on Tuesday.
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08:21 - 30.08.2023
ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy Arrives in Nigeria
Nigeria, along with South Africa and Uganda, has been chosen for the parade ahead of the ICC World Cup, which will be held in India from October 5 to November 19.
Nigeria Cricket Federation President Uyi Akpata, who joined the team in Windhoek yesterday, said the exciting part of the win was the team's confidence.
"We would love to pick the World Cup ticket, but that is a bit difficult now, given the results of our last two matches. We are more focused on using this event to measure our continual development program for the team," Akpata said.
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20:47 - 17.06.2023
Excitement as Nigerian Cricket gets international recognition
Nigeria won the prize for the greatest initiative in the sport for 2023 by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
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17:18 - 25.05.2023
Nigeria U-19 Cricket team arrives India for World Cup qualifiers Preparations
The qualifiers will be held in Tanzania in July.
Nigeria will continue their quest with an encounter against Uganda today at the United Cricket Ground.
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