Nigeria national under-19 cricket team

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Nigeria national under-19 cricket team
Flag of Nigeria.svg
One Day nameJunior Yellow Greens [1]
Personnel
Captain Sylvester Okpe
CoachUthe Ogbimi
History
List A debutv. Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana Willowmoore Park Benoni, South Africa; 25 August 2007
International Cricket Council
ICC status Associate member (2005)
ICC region Africa Cricket Association (ACA)

The Nigeria Under-19 cricket team represents Nigeria in Under-19 cricket at the international level. The team administrated by Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF). The team made their debut world cup in 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

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History

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]

Records & statistics

International match summary

As of 7 August 2024

Playing records [10]
FormatMWLTD/NRInaugural match
Youth One Day Internationals2913160025 August 2007
As of 7 August 2024
Records against other national sides
ICC Full members
OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1010020 January 2020
Flag of England.svg  England 1010025 January 2020
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1010027 January 2020
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 1010023 January 2020
Associate members
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 2020025 August 2007
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1100019 August 201819 August 2018
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 110001 February 20201 February 2020
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2110028 May 201318 March 2019
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 1100022 April 201822 April 2018
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 1100020 August 201820 August 2018
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 2110017 March 201917 March 2019
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 101001 October 2021
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 3300027 May 201327 May 2013
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 5230027 August 200727 August 2007
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 3120026 August 200720 March 2019
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1010030 January 2020
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 2110029 August 200730 May 2013

Competitive records

ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup

ICC Under-19 World Cup records
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1988 Did not qualify
Flag of South Africa.svg 1998
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2000
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2002
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2004
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2006
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2008
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2010
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2012
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2014
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2016
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2018
Flag of South Africa.svg 2020 Group stages15/1630300
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2022 Did not qualify
Flag of South Africa.svg 2024
Flag of Namibia.svg Flag of Zimbabwe.svg 2026 To be determined
Total1/150 Title30300

ICC Africa Under-19 Championship

ICC Africa Under-19 Championship records
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of South Africa.svg 2007The full data of the tournament have not been found
Flag of Namibia.svg 2010 Group stage–44000
Flag of Uganda.svg 2013 Round-robin–31200
Flag of Tanzania.svg 2015 Round-robin–52300
Total3/40 Title127500

ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification

ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification record
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of South Africa.svg 2018 DNQ3/760600
Flag of Namibia.svg 2020 Qualified4/555000
Flag of South Africa.svg 2022 The tournament was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
Flag of Nigeria.svg 2024 DNQ–31200
Flag of Tanzania.svg 2026 DNQ–53200
Flag.svg 2028 To be determined
Total4/41 Title1991000

References

  1. ↑ Maurice, Samuel (20 March 2019). "Nigeria U-19 Cricket Team Maintain World Cup Qualification Hopes with Kenya Victory". Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Nigeria spring first surprise in Windhoek". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "U-19 cricket: Nigeria shocks Namibia in World Cup qualifier". TheCable. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  4. ↑ "ICC U-19 Cricket World Africa Qualifier: Nigeria beats Namibia to continue good run". The Nation Newspaper. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  5. ↑ Maurice, Samuel (20 March 2019). "Nigeria U-19 Cricket Team Maintain World Cup Qualification Hopes with Kenya Victory". Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Nigeria's U-19 cricket team target ICC World Cup qualification in South Africa". 8 August 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  7. ↑ Emmanuel, Samson (20 March 2019). "Nigeria's U-19 Cricket Team's Victories Awe ICC Official" . Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "Under 19 Cricket World Cup Associate Review". Emerging Cricket. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  9. ↑ "Official squad list announced for the U-19 world cup". Nigeria Cricket. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  10. ↑ "Nigeria under-19 cricket team results summary". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
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