The Primary Organizing Committee (MOC) of the fifth Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) Ladies's T20 Invitational Event has introduced that Tanzania will take part within the four-nation occasion scheduled to happen in Lagos from February 23 to March 3.
The Tanzanian workforce, ranked nineteenth on the earth, could be making their first look on the occasion that has to this point shared the win between Nigeria and Rwanda.
MOC chairman Chuma Anosike described the Tanzanian girls's workforce on the occasion as an incredible achievement as they’re ranked higher than all different groups within the competitors.
“Nigeria, the host and defending champion, is ranked twenty ninth on the earth, Rwanda is three steps forward of us at 26, whereas Sierra Leone is at 39. Their participation raises the bar for the occasion and the potential for a larger variety of eyeballs to observe the matches worldwide,” he stated.
The occasion will final eight days on the Tafawa Balewa Cricket Oval in Lagos. The Nigerian workforce, the Feminine Yellow-Greens, have been in camp since final week and are hoping to placed on a formidable efficiency on their turf to defend the occasion they received final 12 months.
Nigeria's head coach, Leke Oyede, has appealed for the help of residence followers, saying his workforce will admire supporters coming to cheer on matchdays when the occasion kicks off.
“We’re doing our greatest to organize. I imagine we’ve got a greater workforce now as a result of many of the gamers have had sufficient taking part in time between final 12 months and now. This contains worldwide publicity and the not too long ago concluded South-South Feminine League. “With our onerous work and the help of the house followers, we’ve got come a great distance,” he stated
The primary ball of the event will happen on February 25, with Tanzania taking up 2022 champions Rwanda at 10am, earlier than Nigeria takes on its West African rivals Sierra Leone at 2.15pm. The Nigerian workforce can be led by its long-standing captain and the nation's most capped feminine cricketer, Blessing Etim.
