Nigeria's national cricket team, the Yellow Greens has announced their 14-man squad for the ICC T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Qualifier C.
The tournament will consist of 15 matches at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium's twin Ovals, with the top two finalists progressing to the next stage of the World Cup Qualifier.
Nothing less than five other African countries are in Nigeria for the sub-regional African Qualifier C.
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Announcing Nigeria's team, senior cricket team coach, Steve Tikolo released experienced players like Isaac Okpe, Isaac Danladi, Peter Aho, Chiemele Udekwe, and Prosper Useni, as well as promising young talents like Ridwan Abdulkareem and will be led by captain Sylvester Okpe.
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As the host nation and the highest-ranked team in the tournament at 36th on the ICC T20 rankings, Nigeria is ready to lead the charge at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Sub-Regional Qualifier C! 💪
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Nigeria will compete against Eswatini, Botswana, Ivory Coast, St. Helena, and Sierra Leone for two spots in the next round.
Nigeria will be their campaign against St. Helena on Saturday and will continue with matches against Ivory Coast, Eswatini, Sierra Leone, and Botswana.
The Yello Green will aim to secure their place in the next round of qualifiers and continue their journey towards qualifying for the ICC T20 World Cup.
The tournament will be held in Abuja from November 23rd to 28th.