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Nigeria’s Junior Female Yellow Greens wins African qualifiers, book ticket to ICC U19 Women’s World Cup

29 September 2024

Nigeria women’s under-19 cricket team, the Junior Female Yellow Greens, made history on Sunday, as they emerged victorious in the International Cricket Council (ICC) U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Africa qualifying tournament in Kigali, Rwanda. The Junior Female Yellow Greens were unbeaten throughout the just-concluded tournament in East Africa, beating Zimbabwe in Sunday’s final at the Gahanga 2 Oval, as they sealed qualification for next year’s...

2023 African Games: Nigeria women clinch maiden cricket bronze medal

Cricket: Nigeria beat Zimbabwe in historic World Cup qualifiers win

by Ibikunle Salako

24 September 2024

Nigeria U19 Women’s team made history on Monday, beating Zimbabwe by one wicket at the ongoing Africa U19 World Cup Qualifiers in Rwanda, Afrosport reports The victory marks the first time the women’s cricket team defeated any of the International Cricket Council (ICC) 10 test playing nations, who are usually regarded as the elite cricket playing nations. In the game played at Gahanga B Cricket oval...

2023 African Games: Nigeria women clinch maiden cricket bronze medal

by Kunle Fayiga

13 March 2024

The Nigerian women’s cricket team claimed the first-ever bronze medal at the African Games after overcoming Uganda by three wickets at the Achimota Oval in Accra on Wednesday. The Yellow Greens opted to bowl first after wining the toss and were able to restrict Uganda to a total of 76 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs. The solid partnership between Salome Sunday...

2023 African Games: When is it and what is it about?

by Taiye Taiwo

4 March 2024

Africa is bracing up for the 13th edition of the African Games that will take place in Ghana from March 8. The continental sports festival has been a traditional event organised by the Africa Union in partnership with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa and the Association of African Sports Confederations. All 54 countries on the continent are expected to participate in the quadrennial...

Nigeria confirm final squad for Women’s cricket T20 invitational

by Taiye Taiwo

23 March 2023

Nigeria women's cricket head coach, Leke Oyede has named 14 players for the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) Women's T-20 international invitational in Lagos. The tournament will feature four other African countries - Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Ghana and Cameroon at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) and it will run from March 25 to April 3. Coach Oyede finalised his squad list after intense training sessions in Edo...

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