cricket
22 Jan
Nigeria U19 Women are through to the Super Six stage of the International Cricket Council (ICC) U19 Women’s T20 World Cup inspite losing to South Africa by 41 runs following Duckworth Lewis Stern (DLS) method . Nigeria came into the final group C game with three points while South Africa were four points, both after…
21 Jan
Nigeria has made history with a first win in her first game at the International Cricket Council (ICC) U19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Malaysia. Nigeria defeated 2023 semi finalists, New Zealand, by 2 runs on Monday morning at the Borneo Cricket Ground, Sarawak. Having seen their first game against Samoa abandoned with both teams…
6 Jan
Samoa head coach Mahonri Schwalger has stepped down from his position, the country's federation announced on Monday. Ex-Samoa hooker Schwalger, 46, had been suspended since September after being charged with sexual misconduct with a person aged under 16. "Mase has given everything to our country through the Manu Samoa, and his contributions to the team…
7 Dec
Nigeria's senior men’s cricket team on Friday lost by five wickets to Uganda at the ILT20 Africa Cup currently being played in Kigali, Rwanda. A rain delay led to the usage of the Duckworth Lewis Stern (DLS) method, which ensured Uganda secured the win. Nigeria had won the toss and elected to bat first in…
30 Sep
The elements came together, yesterday, to propel Nigeria’s march to its first ICC Women’s U-19 World Cup at the qualifying championship, which ended yesterday at the Gahangha Cricket Stadium in Kigali, Rwanda.
19 Mar 2024
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