Only one World Cup ticket is being vied for by the six participating countries in Dar-es-Salaam.
President of the Nigeria Cricket Federation, Uyi Akpata, says Nigeria’s team is a product of grassroots campaigns and unrelenting commitment from stakeholders to grow the game.
“On our part, we have presented a team that is solely homegrown and a reflection of our best talents at the age category. We are more than confident we would be well-represented.” Nigeria had qualified for the final rounds of the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka 2024 through a Division-2 Qualifier hosted in Abuja in October 2022, where Kenya and Sierra Leone also picked their slots.The team will be led by Ridwan Abdulkareem, a top-order batsman and right-arm off-break bowler. Other key players in the team include Prosper Useni, Chiemelie Udekwe, and Sylvester Okpe.
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