54 Results for year: 2022

ICC Global Development Manager William Glenwright Visits Nigeria

The International Cricket Council Global Development Manager, William Glenwright is in Nigeria on a 3 days working Visit. William who arrived in Lagos on Saturday was accompanied by the ICC Africa Development Manager, Patricia Kambarami. Next stop was Benin City where he visited the Edo State High Performance Center and ... More

It' is 9 days to go and the atmosphere is charged for an exciting encounter as teams participating continues to prepare for Abuja.. More

Countdown to the ICC U-19 Men’s World Cup Africa Qualifier in Abuja begins

As we begin the countdown to the ICC U-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Africa Division 2 Qualifier 2022 in Nigeria, the thirst for victory is intense as 8 countries prepare for battle. Here are some quick facts... Did you know? In 2001, Namibia qualified for the ICC Under- 19 World Cup ahead of Uganda by Net Run Rate ... More

President of the Federation Mr. Uyi Akpata embarks on a 2 day working visit to Abuja

As preparations hit top gear for the hosting of the ICC Under-19 World Cup Africa Division 2’ Qualifier scheduled to take place in Abuja from the 28th of September to 9th October 2022, the President of the Federation Mr. Uyi Akpata visited the twin Cricket oval in Abuja, venue for the tournament. Day 1 of the visit ... More

Piety Lucky wins best batter of the tournament in Botswana as Rwanda makes history

LUCKY PIETY SHINES BRIGHTLY FOR NIGERIA IN BOTSWANA WITH THE BATTER OF THE SERIES AWARD AND A RECORD BREAKING CENTURY AS RWANDA MAKES HISTORY Nigeria’s Lucky Piety’s 106 runs off 42 balls has earned her the best batter of the maiden African Under- 19 Women Cricket World Cup Qualifiers concluded on Monday September ... More

Nigeria announces squad for the ICC Women’s U-19 World Cup qualifier in Botswana

Nigeria Cricket Federation has announced the squad that will be participating at the the ICC Women's Under-19 World Cup Africa Qualifier taken place in Botswana from the 1st to 13th of September 2022. The bulk of players selected are products of the robust domestics National U-17 championship with a few of them already ... More

Nigeria attends the ICC 2022 annual conference in Birmingham UK

Nigeria Cricket Federation among other nations of the world is currently participating at the International Cricket Council annual conference ongoing in Birmingham, U.K with the President of the Federation Mr. Uyi Akpata and the General Manager Mr. Emeka Igwilo in attendance. Nigeria finally had the opportunity of ... More

N.C.F in the last 242 days driven by passion, purpose and commitment

When the new board of the Nigeria Cricket Federation was inaugurated in October 2021, there were mixed reactions from various sectors and angles of the game though mainly clouded with joy and excitement, there were some people who chose to take the back seat to observe and watch how things unfolded before expressing any ... More

Edo State Cricket Association Association on the News for the right reason once again

Like a fairytale, the Edo State Cricket Family awakened to a soothing and refreshing news once again on the surprise August gift in July. The Ground authority received with delight 2 brand new Mowers and Medium sized motorized roller donated by state Association Chairman, Mr. Uyi Akpata. The machines were donated to the ... More

Edo State Cricket Association sponsors 10 U-19 players to Zimbabwe for 1 month

Ahead of the ICC Under-19 Girls and Boys World Cup Africa qualifiers scheduled for September and October this year, the Edo State Cricket Association under the Chairmanship of Mr Uyi Akpata is sponsoring 10 players to the Elton Chigumbura Cricket academy in Zimbabwe. 5 players from the boys and 5 players from the girls ... More