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Nigeria qualifies for ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup

Overview

The Africa Division 1 Qualifier for the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup was held at the TCA Cricket Arena in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from August 30 to September 5, 2026. Eight teams competed for a single qualification spot for the 2027 tournament, to be co-hosted by Bangladesh and Nepal.

Nigeria’s Junior Female YellowGreens completed a perfect group stage to secure the top spot in Group A. Their campaign included victories over Uganda, Malawi, and hosts Tanzania. In the match against Tanzania, Nigeria posted 133 for 7, led by Omosigho Eguakun’s 50 runs, before restricting the hosts to 76 for 8.

Nigeria ultimately secured qualification for the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup for the second consecutive time by winning the tournament final against Zimbabwe. In a close contest, Nigeria posted 98 for 6, with Captain Christabel Chukwuonye contributing 21 runs, supported by Beauty Oguai (19) and Jessica Bieni (15). The Nigerian bowling unit successfully defended the total, bowling Zimbabwe out for 94 in 19.5 overs. Peace Usen led the bowling effort with three wickets for 19 runs, while Anointed Akhigbe secured the final wicket to seal the four-run victory. Jennifer Godwin also contributed two wickets during the final.

In the tournament's placement matches, Uganda’s Baby Victoria Pearls finished in third place after defeating Rwanda by seven wickets. Other participating nations included Kenya, Namibia, and Malawi.

Entities

Tanzania · Nigeria · ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier · Nigeria Junior Female YellowGreens · Zimbabwe

Timeline

  1. 6 days ago

    [SPORTS] 14 sources
    Nigeria U19 Women's Cricket Team qualifies for T20 World Cup

    Nigeria's U19 women's cricket team qualified for the 2027 ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup after a four-run victory over Zimbabwe in the Africa Qualifier final.

  2. 9 days ago

    [SPORTS] 4 sources
    Nigeria secures top Group A spot in U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier

    Nigeria’s Junior Female YellowGreens finished top of Group A in the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier after a 57-run victory over hosts Tanzania.

  3. 12 days ago

    [SPORTS] 6 sources
    Nigeria U-19 women's cricket team defeats Uganda in World Cup qualifier

    Nigeria’s U-19 women’s cricket team defeated Uganda by four wickets in their opening ICC Africa Qualifier match in Tanzania, chasing down a target of 60.

  4. 19 days ago

    [SPORTS] 5 sources
    Africa U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier set for Tanzania

    Eight African nations, including Nigeria and Zimbabwe, will compete in the U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier in Tanzania from August 30 to September 5, 2026.

  5. about 1 month ago

    [SPORTS] 3 sources
    Rwanda hosts ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup Africa Qualifier

    Rwanda hosts the ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup Africa Division 2 Qualifier in Kigali, featuring six nations competing for advancement to the 2027 Regional Final.

Sources

3-mob.com · aclsports.com · blueprint.ng · completesportsnigeria.com · crickettimes.com · dailytrust.com · kawowo.com · naijanews.com · namibiaminute.com · newsable.asianetnews.com · nigeriacricket.com.ng · nigeriafootball.ng · nigeriasoccernet.com · pulsesports.ng · punchng.com · radarr.africa · realnewsmagazine.net · sportslightuganda.com · sportsration.com · theshillongtimes.com · thisdaylive.com · von.gov.ng · zalebs.com · zoomnews.in

This summary has been updated 5 times: see revision history