ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Africa Qualifier

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ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Africa Qualifier
Administrator International Cricket Council
Format 50-over
First edition 2001
Latest edition 2023
Tournament format Round-robin
Current championFlag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Most successfulFlag of Namibia.svg  Namibia (7 titles)

ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Africa Qualifier (formerly ICC Africa Under-19 Championships) are a series of regular cricket tournaments organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for under-19 teams from its African member nations. It is the regional qualifier for the ICC Under-19 World Cup.

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The initial tournament was staged in 2001 but did not return until 2007. During the interim years a joint competition with the East Asia-Pacific Cricket Council was held. [1] A second division was added in 2009 providing affiliate nations with a chance to participate. After this first edition, two teams were promoted, but since then only one team has moved between divisions. The two divisions are played at different times and in different locations.

The current champions are Namibia, who won the 2023 tournament in Tanzania to qualify for the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka Namibia have won seven titles, the most of any team, while Uganda have won twice and Kenya and Nigeria once each.

Under-19 World Cup Qualification History

One of the key aspects of the African Under-19 Championships is its role in Under-19 World Cup Qualification. Before the introduction of the championship only Kenya and Namibia took part in the World Cup. [2] [3] However, aided by the development of international cricket during the late 90s and 2000s the possibility of holding the first African regional qualifier arose in 2001. Of the five associate nations at that time, [4] Kenya already had automatic qualification for the 2002 U-19 World Cup due to their ODI status. [5] As a result, the highest finisher in the inaugural competition besides Kenya would also qualify. Namibia finished in first place and so earned themselves the final World Cup space. [6]

For the following two U-19 World Cups, the African Cricket Association and the East Asia-Pacific Cricket Council organised joint qualification competitions from which two teams would progress. [1] In the 2003 competition, Uganda qualified alongside EAP side Papua New Guinea for the 2004 U-19 World Cup but in 2005 two African nations, Namibia and Uganda made it through to the 2006 finals. [7] [8]

In 2007, the two councils once again organised separate competitions, meaning only one team would qualify from the African Championships. [9] Namibia beat Kenya in the final to go through as the representative of African associate nations. [10]

The entire qualification system for the U-19 World Cup was revamped in 2009. Whilst regionally, a second division of African affiliate nations was organised, including the chance of promotion, [11] a new international qualification tournament was introduced by the ICC. This competition saw ten teams, two from each of the five cricketing regions, fighting for the six remaining places in the World Cup finals. [12] The winners and runners-up of the 2009 Africa U-19 Championships, Uganda and Sierra Leone, made it through to the U-19 World Qualifiers, but neither finished high enough to progress to final. The Sierra Leone team hit the headlines when they were denied visas and so had no chance to compete. [13]

The same system continued for the 2012 U-19 World Cup qualification, though the regional divisions were played a year earlier than usual, in 2010. Namibia and Kenya finished first and second in Division One earning them places in the U-19 World Cup Qualifier, held the next year. [14]

Tournament results

Division One

YearHost(s)Venue(s)Final
WinnerResultRunner-up
2001 Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Kampala Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
+0.981 NRR
Namibia won on net run rate
table
East and Central Africa
+0.287 NRR
2003
(with EAP)
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Windhoek Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
9/193 (50 overs)
Papua New Guinea won by 53 runs
scorecard
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
140 all out
2005
(with EAP)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Benoni Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
140/7 (43.3 overs)
Namibia won by 3 wickets
scorecard
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
139 (47.3 overs)
2007 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Benoni Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
256/7 (50 overs)
Namibia won by 39 runs
scorecard
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
217 all out (45.2 overs)
2009 Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Lusaka Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
12 points
Uganda won on points
table
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
10 points
2010 Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Windhoek Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
14 points
Namibia won on points
table
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
10 points
2013 Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Entebbe and Kampala Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
173 (47.2 overs)
Namibia won by 52 runs
scorecard
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
121 (40 overs)
2015 Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Dar es Salaam Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
8 points
Namibia won on points
fixtures
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
6 points
2017 Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Nairobi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
10 points
Kenya won on net run rateFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
10 points
2019 Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Windhoek Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
10 points
Nigeria won on pointsFlag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
8 points
2021 Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda Kigali Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
6 points
Uganda won on net run rate
table
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
6 points
2023 Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Dar es Salaam Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
9 points
Namibia won on points
table
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
7 points

Division Two

YearHost(s)Venue(s)Final
WinnerResultRunner-up
2009 Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique Maputo Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone won on points
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
2010 Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini Big Bend Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
8 points
Nigeria won on points
table
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
6 points
2013 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Benoni Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Ghana won on points
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
2014 Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Lusaka Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
10 points
Tanzania won on points
table
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
6 points
2016 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Benoni Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
12 points
Ghana won on points
table
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
8 points
2018 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Potchefstroom Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
242/9 (50 overs)
Nigeria won by 137 runs
scorecard
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
105 (31 overs)
2022 Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Abuja Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
90 (35 overs)
Kenya won by 11 runsFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
79 (20.4 overs)
2024 Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Dar-es-Salaam Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
178/8 (50 overs)
Tanzania won by 36 runs (DLS)
scorecard
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
98/8 (29 overs)

Participating teams (Division One)

Legend
Team Flag of Uganda.svg
2001
Flag of Namibia.svg
2003*
Flag of South Africa.svg
2005*
Flag of South Africa.svg
2007
Flag of Zambia.svg
2009
Flag of Namibia.svg
2010
Flag of Uganda.svg
2013
Flag of Tanzania.svg
2015
Flag of Kenya.svg
2017
Flag of Namibia.svg
2019
Flag of Rwanda.svg
2021
Flag of Tanzania.svg
2023
Flag placeholder.svg
2025
Total
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 4th6th3rd4th6th4th6
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 6th3rd2
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 4th3rd3rd2nd5th2nd2nd3rd1st5th2ndQ12
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 1st4th1st1st3rd1st1st1st [lower-alpha 1] 2nd2nd1stQ12
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 6th8th8th8th7th5th5th1st5th6thQ11
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 4th1
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 2nd6th8th4th4thQ6
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 7th5th7th7th8th7th4th6th3rd5thQ11
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 3rd2nd2nd3rd1st5th3rd2nd2nd3rd1st3rdQ13
Defunct teams
Flag placeholder.svg East and Central Africa 2ndNo longer an ICC member1
Flag of None.svg West Africa 5thNo longer an ICC member1
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 5th6th5th4th4th6thN/A6

Records

This section includes performances by African teams and players at the 2003 and 2005 combined Africa/EAP tournaments.

Highest team scores
Lowest team scores
Highest individual scores
Best bowling figures

See also

Notes

  1. Namibia had already qualified for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup and hence didn't need to play in the qualifiers.

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