ICC Men's U19 Cricket World Cup Africa Division 2 Qualifier, to be held in Abuja, Nigeria from 28th September – 9th October 2022
Botswana will be participating in the above tournament and have finally travelled today, September 29th, following delays with issuance of Visas to travel to Nigeria. The team was initially scheduled to travel on September 27th at which time, only five (5) out of the travelling party of sixteen (16) had received their Visas, resulting in the delayed travel of the rest, having received the final Visas last night.
The tournament will comprise of the following teams;
Group A Group B
Kenya Nigeria
Malawi Botswana
Ghana Sierra Leone
Mozambique Rwanda
The schedule of Fixtures is as follows;
Friday 30th Sept
Abuja Pitch 1 Abuja Pitch 2
Kenya vs Malawi Nigeria vs Rwanda
Practice Group A
Saturday 1st Oct
Abuja Pitch 1 Abuja Pitch 2
Kenya vs Ghana Rwanda vs Sierra Leone
Practice Group B
Sunday 2nd Oct
Abuja Pitch 1 Abuja Pitch 2
Botswana vs Nigeria Malawi vs Mozambique
Practice Group A
Monday 3rd Oct
Abuja Pitch 1 Abuja Pitch 2
Ghana vs Mozambique Sierra Leone vs Botswana
Practice Group B
Tuesday 4th Oct
Abuja Pitch 1 Abuja Pitch 2
Nigeria vs Sierra Leone Rwanda vs Botswana
Wednesday 5th Oct
Abuja Pitch 1 Abuja Pitch
Ghana vs Malawi Mozambique vs Kenya
Practice Group B Semi Finalists & Group B Departures
Thursday 6th Oct
Practice Group A & B Semi Finalists & Group A Departures
Friday 7th Oct
Abuja Pitch 1 Abuja Pitch 2
Semi Final 1 Semi Final 2
A1 vs B2 B1 vs A2
Saturday 8th Oct
Abuja Pitch 1
Winner Semi Final 1 vs Winner Semi Final 2
Abuja Pitch 2
3rd & 4th Place Playoff
The top three (3) teams will proceed to Division1 which will be played in July 2023.
The BCA Executive Board wishes to acknowledge the efforts and support of the ICC, MYSC, BNSC, Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) and officials, service providers and volunteers, in making this a reality. We wish the NCF and all participating teams every success in this outing.
We also appreciate the huge role, encouragement, and support of the Media, in our continued quest and efforts to promote and grow the game by "Bringing Cricket to the Nation".