W’Cup qualifiers: Junior Female Yellow Greens arrive Tanzania
Nigeria’s U-19 women’s cricket team, the Junior Female Yellow Greens, have arrived in Tanzania as they bid to return to the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, which will be held in Bangladesh and Nepal next year, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier will take place in Dar es Read More:…
The Nigerian U-19 women's cricket team, the Junior Female Yellow Greens, have arrived in Tanzania to participate in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier, which will take place from August 30 to September 5 in Dar es Salaam. The team, led by coach Sarah Bakhita and high-performance manager Theophilus Ibodeme, will compete in a 14-player squad composed of players from the 2025 U-19 Women's T20 World Cup-winning team and emerging talents who have advanced through the national U-17 championships.
Captain Christabel Chukwuonye will be supported by regulars such as Shola Adekunle, Anointed Akhigbe, Omosigho Eguakun, Deborah Bassey, Jessica Bieni, Beauty Oguai, and pacer Peace Usen. The Junior Female Yellow Greens will face Uganda on Sunday, Malawi on Monday, and Tanzania on Wednesday, September 2. A top-two finish would secure their advancement to the semi-finals, where they would compete against one of the teams from Group B. The winner of the tournament would represent Africa at the 2027 main event, alongside South Africa, who have already secured one of the two qualification spots for the main event.
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