The Nigeria National Senior Men’s team, the Yellow-Green, will this week begin a four-day six-match session for the ticket to represent the continent at the next T20 World Cup in Australia in 2022.
Uyi Akpata, President of the Federation said that the team preparations for this event have been in top order and he expects nothing but a fight along with the other competitors, Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya.
“We have had the team training together for weeks and had two major tournament exposures in Uganda and the bilateral series at home to hone them better for this event. We are very pleased with the way the team is turning out and equally hope for the best outing when we file out in Kigali from Wednesday,” he said.
Nigeria was the first team to arrive for the event, a decision which the national coach, Asanka Gurusinha said he incorporated to enable the team to settle ahead of the busy qualifying schedule.
“This qualifiers’ schedule is a tough one and I think our team is very ready for the on-field battle. At each stage of our preparation, we have brought in new learnings that have improved the quality of the team. I think we have a far better team going for this event now, and we are optimistic of a good outing” he added.
Nigeria’s Yellow-Green will square up against Tanzania and Uganda on an opening day, Wednesday, November 17 at the Gahanga International Cricket Stadium in Kigali.
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