Uyi Akpata, the president of the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF), has revealed the federation’s goal of becoming one of the top three cricket-playing nations in Africa by 2026.
The president told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja that the federation will continue to work hard to achieve the feat.
“By 2026, we want to be recognised as one of the top cricket-playing nations in Africa and the world.
“We have moved from 38 to 28 in ranking; we are 10 steps ahead in the world; we just moved a step up from number eight in Africa to number seven.
“We also won an invitational championship in April, and we also won the West Africa Trophy.
“We will continue to work hard to see our dream come true,” he said
He said that in December, the female team will take part in the World Cup qualifier. “We stand a very good chance to qualify for the ICC T20 World Cup,” he said
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