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Nigeria national under-19 cricket team

The Nigeria Under-19 cricket team represents Nigeria in Under-19 cricket at the international level.

Nigeria
One Day nameJunior Yellow Greens[1]
Personnel
CaptainSylvester Okpe
CoachUthe Ogbimi

It took part in the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification ICC Africa Division One tournament, held in Namibia. Nigeria defeated pre-tournament favourites Namibia by 52 runs,[2][3] Uganda by 30 runs and Kenya by 58 runs.[4][5] Nigeria won the tournament and qualified for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa for the first time.[6][7] They finished in the 15th place at the tournament, out of 16 teams, beating Japan in the final placement match.[8]

Squad

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Nigeria's squad for the 2020 U-19 World Cup was announced on 7 December 2019.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Maurice, Samuel (20 March 2019). "Nigeria U-19 Cricket Team Maintain World Cup Qualification Hopes with Kenya Victory". Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Nigeria spring first surprise in Windhoek". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  3. ^ "U-19 cricket: Nigeria shocks Namibia in World Cup qualifier". TheCable. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  4. ^ "ICC U-19 Cricket World Africa Qualifier: Nigeria beats Namibia to continue good run". The Nation Newspaper. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  5. ^ Maurice, Samuel (20 March 2019). "Nigeria U-19 Cricket Team Maintain World Cup Qualification Hopes with Kenya Victory". Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Nigeria's U-19 cricket team target ICC World Cup qualification in South Africa". 8 August 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  7. ^ Emmanuel, Samson (20 March 2019). "Nigeria's U-19 Cricket Team's Victories Awe ICC Official". Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Under 19 Cricket World Cup Associate Review". Emerging Cricket. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Official squad list announced for the U-19 world cup". Nigeria Cricket. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.