The Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) has announced a 14-player squad to participate in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s Under-19 World Cup Africa qualifiers.
The list was announced via the federation’s Facebook account on Tuesday ahead of the tournament scheduled for Botswana from September 3 to 12.
Meanwhile, the bulk of players selected are products of the national U-17 championship, as a few have already earned caps with the senior women’s national team.
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Miracle Imimole, who attended a one-month Under-16 High Performance Academy in India in 2019, will lead the team as captain, while Rukayat Abdulrasak who made her senior debut at the Kwibuka Women Tournament in June will support her
Other familiar names include Lucky Piety, Oseyande Omonkhobhio and Lillian Ude, among others.
The team is expected to depart the country on Tuesday to Botswana to compete with Namibia, Uganda, Malawi, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Rwanda, and Tanzania and hosts Botswana for the lone World Cup qualifying slot.
The inaugural U-19 Women’s World Cup is scheduled for January 2023 in South Africa
The Final List:
- Miracle Imimole (captain)
- Rukayat Abdulrazaq (vice-captain)
- Victory Igbenedion
- Divine Uranta
- Lucky Piety – (Wicket Keeper)
- Queen Joseph
- Oseyande Omokhobhnlhio
- Rebecca Awaji
- Aisha Shittu
- Henrietta Mbam
- Rejoice Assan
- Peculiar Agboya
- Ude Lilian
- Judith Anthony
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