Nigeria is set to the 2026 Cricket ICC Men’s T20 World
Cup qualifiers at the twin oval of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium from
November 21 to 28.
The Africa sub-region C competition will serve as a
qualifier for the Cricket World Cup in India, and Sri Lanka in 2026.
Nigeria’s men’s senior cricket team, the Yellow Greens
have been preparing for the competition since last month as they aim to battle
Botswana, Eswatini, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, and Saint Helena for a place in
the next round of the qualifiers.
The team’s coach, Steve Tikolo is expected to name the
squad for the competition this week with the likes of Isaac Okpe, Isaac
Danladi, and Chiemele Udekewe expected to return to the fold.
He has revealed that there is a lot to learn in the
series as the team aims to build on their impressive performance in Kenya.
Tikolo said, “There is so much to learn from this
series going forward, but at the same time, there were so many positives on our
side. The cricket fraternity in Kenya was impressed by the brand of cricket our
team displayed—a positive and fearless brand of cricket. They were surprised to
see Nigeria play this brand of cricket, and many felt there was a huge
improvement in Nigerian cricket.”
Nigeria is one of the countries selected to host the
sub-regional qualifiers with the first two already completed in Tanzania and
Kenya.
The top two teams from each of the sub-regional
qualifiers will go into the final phase, which will see two countries qualify
to join South Africa as Africa’s representatives at the World Cup in 2026.
The Yellow Greens will open their campaign against
Saint Helena on November 23 before taking on Botswana the following day, and a
clash with Eswatini on November 26.
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