Oyo State dominates South West National U-17 Zonal Qualifications championship

Oyo state won both the boys and girls categories in the South West zonal elimination and will compete in the National Under-17 Championship finals in Abuja. Lagos showed a brilliant performance in the boys category, while it was a close call for Ekiti and Ogun states in the girls category     More

South West Zonal Qualification for the NCF National U-17 Championship begins

The South West are the first to begin the zonal qualification for the NCF National Under-17 Cricket Championship taking place in Ibadan, Oyo State. Fives states namely Lagos, Ogun, Ekiti, Osun and host Oyo have all presented both boys and girls team for the event. The tournament is expected to last for 3 days with the ... More

Excitement grows as States register players for the National Under-17 tournament

Excitement is the wave in the air as 29 states have indicated interest to participate in the 4th edition of the zonal qualification of the PwC National Under-17 Cricket championship for Boys and Girls. The 6 geo-political zones of the country has been given the window of 20th - 30th January  2023 to conclude their ... More

Dates announced for the National Under-17 Cricket championship 4th edition, 2023.

It's happening, dates have been announced. The National Under-17 Cricket Championship for Boys and Girls powered by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is the biggest grassroots Cricket tournament in Nigeria and by extension, West Africa. We are looking forward to its 4th Edition with excitement. Save the dates, the excitement is ... More

Christmas Message from all of us @ Nigeria Cricket Federation

Message from the President and all of us @ Nigeria Cricket Federation More

Massive grassroots development programs across the zones to close the 2022 calendar year

Field officers across the zones are ramping up activities to close the 2022 Cricket calendar year as more kids are introduced into the game. In Zamfara State, Field officer and Coach, Afolabi Tajudeen have also visited new schools and Local Governments to introduce the game to primary and secondary school ... More

Nigeria qualifies for the 2023 finals in Namibia after a brilliant outing in Kigali

The Nigeria national senior men’s team finished 2nd by Net Run Rate at the just concluded ICC T-20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional B’ Qualifier in Rwanda. The tournament which is the pathway qualification for the ICC T-20 world had 8 countries in participation to leave just 2 qualifying spot for the final qualifiers in ... More

NCF announces final 14 man squad for the ICC sub regional tourney in Rwanda

The Nigeria Cricket Federation has announced the final squad that will be flying her colors at the ICC T-20 World Cup Sub Regional Qualifier B' in Rwanda later this month. 20 players had been invited to camp late last month and after 2 weeks of drills and a series of trial matches, the final 14 players has been named. ... More

Massive grassroots involvement across the country

Dry Season in Nigeria is for Cricket as Leagues across the country are in full gear. Massive grassroots development across the country is currently ongoing with numbers reaching thousands from NCF Coaches, Field Officers and volunteers. The South-South have seen Edo State on the forefront with over 15 new schools ... More

N.C.F unveils Steve Tikolo as the new Head Coach and High Performance Manager

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 ... More