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

NCF acquires motorized roller for pitch preparation and maintenance in Abuja.

When the news of Nigeria hosting the ICC Under-19 World Cup Africa Division 2 qualifier was announced, there were thrills and excitement among the cricket family in the country. As part of plans to ensure that the tournament becomes a success and further high profile tournaments are hosted in Nigeria, the Federation has ... More

The trio of Sesan, Sylvester and Isaac returns from High Performance Academy in South Africa

As part of plans to continuously increase the technical knowledge and skill of our national team players, the Nigeria Cricket Federation in May sponsored and facilitated the trio of Sasan Adedeji, Sylvester and Isaac Okpe for high performance training at the Hollywood Dolphins Academy in Durban, South Africa.   ... More

Salome Sunday…A shining star on the brink of greatness in Nigeria Women’s Cricket

In confirmation of the embrace of Cricket by the Commonwealth of Nations and as part of the event to mark the ongoing Meeting of the Presidents in Rwanda, Salome Sunday, Nigeria female has been drafted to play in the Commonwealth Select XI The team will today play the Africa Select XI in a match that will make history ... More

Nigeria finished 5th at the Kwibuka Women’s tournament in Rwanda

The Nigeria Women’s senior team A.K.A Female Yellow Greens confirmed their position at 5th overall in the just concluded tournament when they beat Brazil for the second time in less than 1 week. The tournament began with 3 straight victories for Nigeria with Brazil, Germany and Botswana all falling to the sword in the ... More

Breaking….Nigeria wins Global ICC Development Award https://www.icc-cricket.com/video/2640463

NIGERIA WINS GLOBAL ICC DEVELOPMENT AWARD ICC Cricket 4 Good Social Impact Initiative of the Year – Nigeria Cricket Federation Nigeria have claimed the Cricket 4 Good Social Impact Initiative of the Year award for their cricket programmes as a tool for engaging and assisting in the development of internally ... More

NCF Release final list of players for the Kwibuka Women’s tournament in Rwanda

The Nigeria Cricket Federation is pleased to inform all and sundry that the National women’s team AKA ‘Female Yellow Greens’ will be participating at the 7th edition of the Kwibuka Women’s tournament in Rwanda. The Kwibuka tournament is a commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against The Tutsi people. Nigeria will ... More