Final Women’s team for ICC T-20 World Cup Africa Qualifier announced

The Nigeria Cricket Federation has announced the final Women’s list that will be participating at the ICC Women’s T-20 World Cup Africa Qualifier, scheduled to take place from 7th – 20th September 2021 in Botswana. A total of 20 ladies were invited to camp which took place in Benin City, and was later pruned to 14 ... More

Accelerated Growth Program, Edo State in focus

The Edo State Cricket Association over the last 30 days have taken the Accelerated Growth Program on a much higher scale with a view to increase and expand the number of schools playing the game across the state. A program titled ‘’Edo State Cricket outreach’’ was embarked upon by the Edo State Cricket Association ... More

South-South Female League Update: Week 2.

Ekpoma Supernova CC tops in Zone A, while Pathfinders CC sets the pace in Zone B Week 2 of the South-South Women’s League taking place in Benin City and Port Harcourt respectively has lived up to the hype and expectations of all. 4 matches each have been concluded by the 8 teams involved and the league is shaping up ... More

South-South Female League begins, History made.

The South-South Female League is the Brian child of the Chairman, Edo State Cricket Association, South-South Representative on the Board of NCF and Vice President of Federation Mr Uyi Akpata. With his philanthropism, Passion and constitutional responsibility via PETS Foundation, Mr Akpata’s vision is to use available ... More

Action resumes at the Edo State Cricket League 20/21 Season

WEEK THREE (3) REPORT. UNIBEN CC won the toss and elected to field. 1st Innings: Integrity Force CC scored 115 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. Uthe Ogbimi scored 45 runs not out and Osasu Obasogie scored 24 run respectively. Eghosa Aghedo of UNIBEN CC bowled 2 wickets in 4 overs for 17 runs. ... More

Mr Uyi Akpata donates training equipment to Ekpoma

Mr. UYI AKPATA CHAIRMAN EDO STATE CRICKET ASSOCIATION DONATES NEW CRICKET EQUIPMENT TO EKPOMA AS CRICKET ACTIVITIES GRADUALLY RESUMES IN THE STATE.   It was a pleasant surprise on Saturday 29th August, 2020, when Cricketers resumed training at Ambrose Alli University Secondary School Ekpoma, one of the training ... More

Edo State Gold Medal U-15 Team from National Youth Games Ilorin 2018, Tours Kenya

Edo State sets the pace in grass root development in Nigeria as the U-15 Gold medal team from the national Youth Games 2018 tours Kenya. Led by the Gold hearted Chairman of the State Association Mr. Uyi Akpata, Cricket in Edo state have become the most popular sport and favorite among schools, parents, kinds and the ... More

Crusaders CC goes one step closer to the title in the Edo State Cricket league 2019

  MATCH 17 (WEEK 10) CRUSADERS CC vs INVICTUS CC   Crusaders CC won the Toss and elected to bat scoring a total of 176 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 25 overs. In the second innings, Invictus CC could only manage a total of 108 runs all out in 17.2 overs   Aghedo Eghosa was named Man ... More

Nigeria Cricket Federation in 41 days and 40 Nights

         NIGERIA CRICKET FEDERATION IN 41 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS  While the debate on which sport will queue behind the popular ones like Soccer and Athletics in the country; contesting for hearts of incessantly betrayed sports loyalist (and of course the lion’s share of government’s funding), Cricket a rather ... More

Edo State set to hold a one day refreshers training for umpires, scorers and groundsman

ONE DAY REFRESHER TRAINING FOR UMPIRES, SCORERS & GROUNDSMEN. Please, all Edo State ACUSN Members are by this notice invited to a One Day Refresher Training for Umpires, Scorers and Groundsmen Major focus for the scorers is Cricheroes Online scoring app which is expected to be adopted in the 2019 Edo State League ... More