President of the Nigeria Cricket Federation Uyi Akpata says the participation of Nigeria on the 2025 ICC U-19 Girls’s T20 World Cup in Malaysia will surpass expectations on account of the funding of the board in recent times.
Nigeria is among the many 16 international locations at present vying for honours on the second version of the event which bought underway in Malaysia on Saturday and can finish on 2 February.
The Junior Feminine Yellow Greens are flying the nation’s flag in Group C alongside Samoa, New Zealand and South Africa.
Led by the previous NCF Nationwide U-17 Championships prodigy, Fortunate Piety, the Nigerian 15-player group is made up of different gamers who have been found in several age-grade competitions whereas seven of them have already featured for the ladies’s senior nationwide group, profitable a historic bronze medal on the 2023 African Video games in Ghana.
“We’re right here to announce ourselves to the world and make Nigeria proud,” Akpata instructed NCF Media.
“Our participation is on the again six to seven years of hardwork and deep grassroots developmental work. A number of the efforts even earned us world awards.”
To achieve the event, Nigeria pipped take a look at nation Zimbabwe to Africa’s sole ticket throughout the qualifying collection in Rwanda final September.
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Constructing as much as the event, Nigeria, regardless of being one of many 4 debutants, put the world on discover with spectacular shows of their take a look at video games, nearly beating World No. 8 Pakistan earlier than recording a seven-wicket win over the 14th-ranked Scotland.
These eye-catching performances have drawn consideration to the Junior Feminine Yellow Greens, and Akpata believes there’s extra to return from them on the World Cup.
“The women know what is anticipated, and the assist from everybody again residence will see us go far. I’m assured in our talents.”
Nigeria’s first sport in opposition to fellow debutants Samoa was deserted resulting from a moist outfield on the Borneo Cricket Floor in Sarawak, forcing a share of the factors.
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The group has since shifted their focus to the subsequent sport in opposition to New Zealand, which can be held within the early hours of Monday (3:30 am Nigerian time), hoping to mark a memorable debut on the World Cup.
The highest three groups from the 4 teams will proceed into the Tremendous 6 stage, the place they are going to be drawn into two teams of six groups, and the highest two from every group will play the semi-finals.
The Junior Feminine Yellow Greens outing in Malaysia is marking Nigeria’s second-ever World Cup look, with the lads’s U-19 group additionally reaching the worldwide stage in 2019.
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