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The NCF Women’s Invitational Tournament is scheduled to hold at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) Cricket Oval, Lagos.
Nigeria will battle Sierra Leone in the opening game of the third Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) Women’s Invitational Tournament.
The NCF Women’s Invitational Tournament is scheduled to hold at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) Cricket Oval, Lagos, and is scheduled to start on March 27.
The defending champions, Rwanda, will be leading four other countries in the invitational tournament.
Other countries include Cameroon, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and the host country, Nigeria, for the NCF Women’s Invitational Tournament.
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The event is supported by Access Bank, Lagos State government, Alaro City, EKO Electricity Distribution Company, Pets Foundation, Aries Suites and Geregu Energy.
NCF Women’s Invitational Tournament Draws
Nigeria's women's team, known as the "Yellow-Greens," will face Sierra Leone in the opening game, while Rwanda will face Ghana in the second game of the event.
Matchday two will see debutants Cameroun file out against the host nation Nigeria, while Ghana battle Sierra Leone in the second match of day two.
NCF Women’s Invitational Tournament will be full of positive experiences - LOC
The chairman of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC), Chuma Anosike, has revealed that the third edition of the NCF Women’s Invitational Tournament will be a positive experience for the teams.
According to Anosike, “It would be my joy for the Nigerian team to win, but a good tournament for me will be one that all teams have a good experience."
On his part, the National Team Women’s Coach, Leke Oyede, said, “When the team files out against Sierra Leone, my job is to present a confident and disciplined side. Most of the players on the team are well-exposed, and we have planned to win every match we enter at the event, irrespective of our opponent.”
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The two top-ranked T20I teams at the competition are Rwanda and Nigeria, who are rated 27th and 29th on the log, respectively, while Sierra Leone is ranked 28th.
However, Ghana and Cameroon's women’s national teams are currently not ranked by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
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