NIGERIA CRICKET FEDERATION UNVEILS STEVE TIKOLO FROM KENYA AS THE NEW HEAD COACH AND HIGH PERFORMANCE MANAGER.

The Nigeria Cricket Federation is pleased to announce Steve Tikolo from Kenya as the new Head Coach and High Performance Manager. Tikolo who was unveiled at the Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval in Lagos was received by the President of the Federation Mr. Uyi Akpata.

Following the re-structuring of the coaching department in the Federation, Tikolo will head the Senior Men’s team to be assisted by our National Coach Mr. Uthe Clive Ogbimi, while other coaching structures will remain the same. Steve, who was also in a meeting with the General Manager of the Federation Mr. Emeka Igwilo, will meet with other indigenous coaches and the Technical Director as he continues to familiarize with his new environment. His initial contract will run for 2 years with his first opportunity to meet with the senior team players when they resume camp on the 31st of October 2022.

*Players invited to camp are;*

  1. Sylvester Okpe
  2. Isaac Okpe
  3. Sesan Adedeji
  4. Peter Aho
  5. Prosper Useni
  6. Akhere Isesele
  7. Joshua Asia
  8. Onwuzilike Chimezie
  9. Ademola Onikoyi
  10. Ajekun Daniel
  11. Ifeanyi Uboh
  12. Ridwan Abdulkareem
  13. Ashmit Sherestha
  14. Vincent Adewoye
  15. Chiemelie Udekwe
  16. Eghosa Aghedo
  17. Sulaimon Runsewe
  18. Samuel Mba
  19. Abdulmumuni Mohammed
  20. Boniface Oche

The camp has been called in preparation for ICC T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifier slated for Rwanda in November 2022. Nigeria has been drawn in Group B’ alongside Eswatini, Ghana, Mozambique, Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and The Gambia.

 

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