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President of the Nigeria Cricket Federation, Uyi Akpata, has confirmed the second NCF Women’s T20 International Cricket Tournament will be hosted in Lagos from March 19 to 26.
Akpata confirmed in Lagos that work had begun to host the event.
“We have world-class facilities across the country and a successful talent recruitment programme as well. So, the NCF Women’s T20 International is one of the avenues to showcase, groom and maximise the use of those facilities. The plans have been in place since last year,” Akpata said.
At the first edition, Rwanda beat Nigeria to emerge winners at the Tafawa Balewa Cricket Oval in Lagos. The event also featured Ghana, Sierra Leone and Gambia, who also used the event to stake their claim for ranking points on the International Cricket Council T20i log.
He added that this year’s event will feature all the teams that participated in the maiden edition, with Cameroon being the only first-time entry in the event.
Additionally, both the Tafawa Balewa Square and the University of Lagos ovals are being put in the best shape as the two venues will host the tournament.
“Nigeria’s women’s national team is one of the most improved on the continent in recent times, and the rate of adoption and investment in women’s cricket across the country makes the event a major part of our development agenda.”
The Nigeria Cricket Federation, apart from winning a global award for its development efforts in 2022, also opened a turf wicket at Iyoba College, Benin City to drive deeper girl-child adoption of the game.
