Africa Cricket Association

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Africa Cricket Association
AbbreviationACA
Formation1997;27 years ago (1997)
PurposeCricket administration
Headquarters Benoni, South Africa
Membership
23 associations
Chairman
Sumod Damodar
Website www.africacricket.com

The Africa Cricket Association (ACA) is an international body which coordinates the development of cricket in Africa. The ACA was founded in 1997, and has 23 member countries.

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The role of the ACA includes promoting the development of cricket in Africa and organising some regional tournaments. These have included the ACA Africa T20 Cup and the Africa Women's Twenty20 Championship. The role of the ACA is complementary to the International Cricket Council (ICC), which organises the regional qualifying tournaments for global events.

History

The ACA has its origins in the Zone VI Cricket Confederation, which was established in 1991 to coordinate international cricket in Southern Africa along the lines of the African Zone VI Athletics Championships. The inaugural Zone VI tournament was held in Windhoek in September 1991 with Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, and Zambia participating along with the Oxford University Cricket Club as guests. The confederation soon secured the support of the United Cricket Board of South Africa and expanded outside of Southern Africa, with Uganda joining in 1994 and Kenya joining in 1995. In March 1996, a meeting was held in Johannesburg to discuss the formation of an Africa-wide body. [1]

The inaugural annual general meeting of the Africa Cricket Association (ACA) was held in Harare in August 1997. The last Zone VI tournament was also held in 1997 and replaced by an Africa Cup open to countries from all around the continent. Hoosain Ayob was appointed as full-time development director. [2] Peter Chingoka of Zimbabwe was elected chairman of the ACA in 1998, replacing South Africa's Krish Mackerdhuj. [3]

In 2005, the ACA and the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) established Afro-Asian Cricket Cooperation as a vehicle to promote the Afro-Asia Cup, a series of One Day International (ODI) matches between an Africa XI and an Asia XI to raise funds for the development of cricket on both continents. [4] The 2005 Afro-Asia Cup was held in South Africa and suffered from low attendance and a lack of interest from the players, although generating significant television revenues. A second tournament was held in India in 2007 but the event was not continued, although several proposals for a revival have been made. [5]

In 2023, the ACA announced a 10-year partnership with Mumbai-based firm Corcom Media Ventures for the organisation, promotion, and broadcasting of ACA tournaments, including the ACA Africa T20 Cup and plans for a Women's Africa T20 Cup and an African Premier League. [6]

ACA members

CountryAssociationICC Membership
Status		ICC
Membership		ACA
Membership
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Cricket South Africa Full1889–present1997
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Cricket Full1992–present1997
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Namibia Cricket Board Associate (ODI status)1992–present1997
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana Botswana Cricket Association Associate2000–present1997
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Cameroon Cricket Association Associate2007–present2007
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia Gambia Cricket Association Associate2002–present2002
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Ghana Cricket Association Associate2002–present2002
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Cote d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire Cricket Federation Associate2022–present2022
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini Eswatini Cricket Association Associate2007–present2007
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Cricket Kenya Associate1981–present1997
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho Lesotho Cricket Association Associate2001–present2001
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi Malawi Cricket Association Associate2003–present2003
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali Fédération Malienne de Cricket Associate2005–present2005
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius Mauritius Cricket Federation ——2007
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Royal Moroccan Cricket Federation —1999–20191999
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique Mozambican Cricket Association Associate2003–present2003
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Nigeria Cricket Federation Associate2002–present2002
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda Rwanda Cricket Association Associate2003–present2003
Flag of Saint Helena.svg  Saint Helena St Helena Cricket Association Associate2001–present2001
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles Seychelles Cricket Association Associate2010–present2010
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Cricket Association Associate2002–present2002
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Tanzania Cricket Association Associate2001–present2001
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Uganda Cricket Association Associate1998–present1998
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Zambia Cricket Union —2003–20212003

Potential Members

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  1. ↑ du Plooy, Cois (1 October 1998). "History of the Africa Cricket Association". CricInfo. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Zone six cricket tourney phased out". Zimbabwe Independent. ESPNcricinfo. 29 August 1997. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "ZCU Press Release: Africa Cricket Association (19 Mar 1998)". CricInfo. 19 March 1998. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
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  6. ↑ "Corcom signs two major deals to promote cricket globally". Gulf News. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
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