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Nigeria U19 Maiden Participation At The ICC Cricket World Cup In Malaysia Excites NSC

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2 years ago

January 9, 2025

…. Approves Foreign Training tour in India for the team

Joel Ajayi

The National Sports Commission, NSC, has approved a foreign training tour in India for the Nigeria U19 Women team who are currently preparing to feature at this year’s ICC U19 Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup, slated for Malaysia from the 18th of January 2025.

The Director General of the National Sports Commission, Hon, Bukola Olopade, revealed that the Commission is working closely with the Nigeria Cricket Federation, in the area of logistics, technical and financial support to ensure Nigeria put up a good outing at the World Cup.

” Starting the year with Nigeria’s maiden participation at the Cricket World Cup for our U19 girls is a big deal for us at the Commission and we are not taking it for granted at all”.

” This is a big deal because it is the very first time Nigeria will ever feature at any level of a cricket World cup which also shows the level of silent work that the President of the Nigeria Cricket Federation, Uyi Akpata and his team are doing in the sport which many people don’t even know about”.

“Myself and the Chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko, are even more excited about this World cup because it fits into our Renewed Hope Initiative for Nigeria Sports Economy, RHINSE , campaign of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, where young girls can be taken off the street and are well engaged to make a livelihood from Sports participation.

” These are young girls of 19 years of age, set to represent our great nation at the biggest stage of World U19 cricket, therefore they need all the support both from Nigerians and the media”.

” Arrangements are on the ground for them to travel to India for a training tour already and from where they will proceed to Malaysia for the World cup”, he concluded.

Nigeria is among the four countries that will be making its debut, from the sixteen Nations that will feature in this year’s World Cup. Other debutants are

Samoa, Nepal and host Country Malaysia.

India are the defending champions, beating England in the final of the last edition in 2023 in South Africa.

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AACT 2026: 31 Days to Africa’s Big Sporting Gathering in Abuja

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15 hours ago

October 2, 2026

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The countdown to the 2026 All Africa Challenge Trophy (AACT) has officially entered the final month, with just 31 days to go before Africa’s leading women’s team golf championship tees off at the IBB International Golf & Country Club in Abuja.

In a statement signed by the AACT 2026Director of Communication Kayode Adeniyi on Friday in Abuja.

Under the theme “Africa Is Coming to Abuja,” the countdown campaign will spotlight the championship, the participating nations, the players, the host venue and the growing development of women’s golf across the continent.

The 2026 AACT, scheduled for November 2–7, will bring together women’s golfing talent from across Africa for six days of continental competition in Nigeria’s capital.

As preparations continue at the IBB International Golf & Country Club, attention is increasingly turning to Abuja, where the championship will provide a platform for African golfers to compete while also showcasing Nigeria’s hospitality and the country’s growing profile as a destination for major sporting events.

The countdown will feature daily stories, interviews, player and country profiles, tournament facts, behind-the-scenes updates and features on the host venue as the championship draws closer.

The campaign will also highlight the role of the Ladies Golf Association of Nigeria (LGAN), the Local Organising Committee and other stakeholders in preparing for the continental championship.

With just 31 days remaining, anticipation is building across the African golfing community as Abuja prepares to welcome the continent’s leading women golfers.

Africa is coming to Abuja.

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