NCF president promises good outing in ICC T-20 World Cup qualifiers

Professor Adam Yahaya Ukwenya, president of Nigeria Cricket Federation has assured Nigerians of a good outing as the national team prepares to face regional rivals for the T-20 World Cup and African Cup tickets.

The competition billed for April 14-30 will hold at the Tafawa Balewa square Cricket Oval in Lagos.

“It is unprecedented in our Cricket history for Nigeria to be given hosting rights for two back-to-back qualifying tournaments ICC T20 (April 14-22) and African Cricket Association T20 (April 24-30).

“It is a measure of confidence in the new Board of NCF and Nigeria. I believe in the freshness of our national team right now and the very vibrant technical crew spiced up with the inclusion of a Technical Consultant in the person of South African Cricket legend, Makhaya Ntini.

“We are building a team for the future and we have this same level of freshness running through all our national teams”.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) sub-regional T-20 World Cup qualifier will feature the national men’s cricket teams of Ghana, Gambia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria as the host country while the ACA Qualifier will include two more National Teams from Mali and Cameroon.

The Nigeria Cricket Federation had earlier announced partnership with some corporate organizations including, Eroton Exploration and Production Company, Visionscape Sanitation Solutions and Transport Services Ltd (TSL).

As host state, the Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Sports Council, is also supporting the NCF in hosting the tournament.