ICC Africa Twenty20 Championship

Africa Twenty20 Championship

Administrator	ICC
Format	20 overs
Tournament format	Round-robin
Number of teams	20 (overall)
Current champion	Div. 1:   Namibia Div. 2:   Ghana Div. 3:   Swaziland

The ICC Africa Twenty20 Championship was an international Twenty20 cricket competition that formed part of the qualification process for the ICC World Twenty20. It was contested by associate and affiliate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in Africa. It ran from 2011 to 2016 and comprised three divisions, which operated on a system of promotion and relegation. Each division was contested (as a standalone tournament) approximately every two years, aligning with the World Twenty20. The top two teams from the Division One tournament would be promoted to the World Twenty20 Qualifier, joining the top teams from the other regional qualifiers.

Division One

The first two Division One tournaments featured five teams and were held in Kampala, Uganda. ^{[1] [2]} For the 2015 edition, the number of teams increased to six and was held in Benoni, South Africa (a neutral venue). ^[3] Namibia did not participate in the 2013 Division One tournament as it had already qualified for the 2013 World Twenty20 Qualifier (by placing in the top six at the 2012 event). ^[4]

Results

Year	Host(s)	Venue(s)	Result
			Winner	Margin	Runner-up
2011	Uganda	Kampala	Uganda 149/4 (17.4 overs)	Uganda won by 6 wickets scorecard	Namibia 148/8 (20 overs)
2013	Uganda	Kampala	Kenya +2.517 NRR	Kenya won on net run rate table	Uganda +1.784 NRR
2015	South Africa	Benoni	Namibia +2.182 NRR	Namibia won on net run rate table	Kenya +1.663 NRR

Performance by team

Legend

• 1st – Champions
• 2nd – Runners-up
• 3rd – Third place
• ✕ – Did not participate (already qualified for World Twenty20 Qualifier)
•    — Hosts

Team	2011	2013	2015	Total
Botswana	—	4th	5th	2
Ghana	5th	—	4th	2
Kenya	3rd	1st	2nd	3
Namibia	2nd	✕	1st	2
Nigeria	4th	5th	—	2
Tanzania	—	3rd	6th	2
Uganda	1st	2nd	3rd	3

Division two

Results

Year	Host(s)	Venue(s)	Result
			Winner	Margin	Runner-up
2011	South Africa	Benoni	Nigeria 14 points	Nigeria won on points table	Ghana 12 points
2012	South Africa	Benoni	Botswana +1.843 NRR	Botswana won on net run rate table	Tanzania +1.675 NRR
2014	South Africa	Benoni	Ghana +2.227 NRR	Ghana won on net run rate table	Zambia +1.508 NRR
2016	South Africa	Benoni	Sierra Leone 8 points	Sierra Leone won on points table Archived 27 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine	Mozambique 4 points

Performance by team

Legend

• 1st – Champions
• 2nd – Runners-up
• 3rd – Third place
• Q – Qualified
• ✕ – Did not participate (already qualified for a higher division)

Team	2011	2012	2014	2016	Total
Botswana	3rd	1st	✕	✕	2
Ghana	2nd	4th	1st	✕	3
Malawi	9th	—	—	—	1
Mozambique	7th	6th	6th	2nd	4
Nigeria	1st	✕	3rd	✕	2
Rwanda	8th	—	—	3rd	2
Seychelles	—	5th	4th	✕	2
Sierra Leone	5th	8th	—	1st	3
Eswatini	6th	7th	5th	—	3
Tanzania	4th	2nd	✕	✕	2
Zambia	—	3rd	2nd	✕	2

Division Three

Results

Year	Host(s)	Venue(s)	Result
			Winner	Margin	Runner-up
2011	Ghana	Accra	Rwanda 125/4 (20 overs)	Rwanda won by 8 runs scorecard	Seychelles 117/7 (20 overs)
2012	South Africa	Benoni	Zambia 14 points	Zambia won on points table	Seychelles 12 points
2014	South Africa	Benoni	Eswatini +1.413 NRR	Swaziland won on net run rate table	Sierra Leone +0.729 NRR

Performance by team

Legend

• 1st – Champions
• 2nd – Runners-up
• 3rd – Third place
• ✕ – Did not participate (already qualified for a higher division)

Team	2011	2012	2014	Total
Cameroon	6th	7th	—	2
Eswatini	✕	✕	1st	1
Gambia	5th	3rd	4th	3
Lesotho	3rd	—	—	1
Mali	7th	8th	—	2
Morocco	4th	6th	—	2
Rwanda	1st	4th	3rd	3
Saint Helena	—	5th	—	1
Seychelles	2nd	2nd	✕	2
Sierra Leone	✕	✕	2nd	1
Zambia	—	1st	✕	1

See also

• ICC Africa Under-19 Championships
• ICC Africa Women's T20 Championship

References

1. ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division One Twenty20 2011 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
2. ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division One Twenty20 2012/13 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
3. ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division One Twenty20 2014/15 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
4. (3 March 2013). "Kenya wins title, Uganda qualifies" Archived 30 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine – CricketEurope. Retrieved 30 September 2015.