Nigeria national under-19 cricket team

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CoachUthe Ogbimi

The Nigeria Under-19 cricket team represents Nigeria in Under-19 cricket at the international level.

It took part in the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification ICC Africa Division One tournament, held in Namibia. Nigeria defeated pre-tournament favourites Namibia by 52 runs, [2] [3] Uganda by 30 runs and Kenya by 58 runs. [4] [5] Nigeria won the tournament and qualified for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa for the first time. [6] [7] They finished in the 15th place at the tournament, out of 16 teams, beating Japan in the final placement match. [8]

Squad

Nigeria's squad for the 2020 U-19 World Cup was announced on 7 December 2019. [9]

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References

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