43 Results for year: 2023

Nigeria is set to do battle in Tanzania as captains pose with the tournament trophy

ALL SET FOR AFRICA'S YOUNG CRICKET FINEST IN TANZANIA... No love lost, no more stories to tell and no more fairytales...all is now set to get the games going in Tanzania as 6 Captains share a last friendly pose with the ICC Men's Under-19 World Cup Africa Division 1 Qualifier Trophy. Nigeria will open proceedings ... More

Beautiful scenes showing NCF’s active participation at the ICC Annual Conference 2023

Beautiful scenes from the just concluded ICC Annual Conference in Durban, South Africa. Images include moments when Nigeria received the ICC 100% Women's Cricket Initiative award for the year 2022, strategic alliances with Member countries around the world and more. In attendance was the President of the Federation Mr. Uyi ... More

NCF makes final plans for the ICC Men’s U-19 World Cup Qualifier as squad list is announced

NIGERIA CRICKET FEDERATION MAKES FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR THE ICC MEN’S UNDER-19 WORLD CUP AFRICA DIVISION 1 QUALIFIER AS FINAL SQUAD LIST IS ANNOUNCED. The Nigeria National Under-19 men’s team is all set for continental battle in Tanzania as they prepare to lock horns with 5 other countries in the ICC Men’s ... More

Nigeria successfully participates at the ICC Umpire Tutor’s Course in Zimbabwe

NIGERIA SUCCESSFULLY PARTICIPATES AT THE ICC UMPIRE TUTOR’S COURSE IN ZIMBABWE The International Cricket Council (ICC) recently conducted the maiden edition of the ICC Umpire Tutor’s Course in Harare Zimbabwe. The course was designed to train qualified umpires from member countries in Africa to become ICC tutors ... More

Breaking…Nigeria wins ICC global award for Best Female Initiative Program 2022

NIGERIA WINS ICC GLOBAL AWARD FOR BEST FEMALE CRICKET INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR 2022 This is contained in a statement on the ICC website... Winner of the 100% Cricket Female Cricket Initiative of the Year – Nigeria Cricket Federation Nigeria are the winners of this year’s award on the back of significant results obtained ... More

Spirited Nigeria team lost narrowly to Uganda in match 4 with huge positives to take

Uganda won the toss and elected to field thereby sending Nigeria to bat first in this tournament. Captain Blessing Etim lost her wicket off the first ball in the second over which allowed Uganda to grow in confidence and soon after, Omonye Asika was gone and Nigeria, just like other matches had to go the harder route. ... More

Nigeria beats Botswana and Kenya on match day 2 of the Kwibuka Women’s tournament

NIGERIA MAKES HUGE STATEMENT AS BOTSWANA AND KENYA ARE BEATEN ON THE SAME DAY There has never has been a better time in Women’s Cricket to be a Nigerian and a Cricketer at the same time than today as Nigeria hits a continental high by beating Botswana and Kenya on the same day in the same tournament. On a cold and wet ... More

Nigeria beat Rwanda in their opening fixture at the Kwibuka Women’s tournament

FEMALE YELLOW GREENS GET OFF TO A GOOD START AS THEY BEAT ARCH RIVALS RWANDA BY 6 WICKETS   Nigeria began their encounter at the 9th edition of the Kwibuka Women’s tournament with a resounding victory over arch rivals Rwanda. The host were looking forward to sliding one past Nigeria with their last defeat in ... More

National Women’s team gets batting consultant from Kenya

Nigeria Senior National Women’s team AKA Female Yellow Greens get a huge boost as a professional consultant and mentor has been added to the technical crew. The success of the women’s team in recent times at international level has generated positive outcomes and the most recent triumph in March 2023 during the NCF ... More

NCF Announces final squad list for Kwibuka Women’s tournament in Rwanda

NCF ANNOUNCES FINAL SQUAD LIST FOR KWIBUKA WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT IN RWANDA The Nigeria Women’s team AKA Female Yellow Greens is set to leave the shores of the country on the 9th of June 2023 to participate in the 9th edition of the Kwibuka International Women’s tournament in Kigali Rwanda. The team ... More