The Junior Yellow-Greens of Nigeria will on Monday launch their quest for a spot in the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka 2024 with an encounter with Sierra Leone at the University of Dar-es-Salaam (UDSM) Cricket Oval in Tanzania.
The eight-day event, which got underway on Sunday with a rain-washed doubleheader between host Tanzania and Kenya on the one hand and Namibia and Uganda on the other, means that weather could be a factor in deciding the series.
Nigeria’s head coach, former national team player Daniel Gim, said his team is in good shape and looks forward to making the best of the talents that the team is made of.
“Mental preparation and game awareness are things we have been focusing on,” he said. “Our bowling is our trump card. It should take us over the line with the trio of Prosper Useni, captain Ridwan Abdulkareem and Chiemelie Udekwe at the front. In a round-robin event, everyone is our rival, and we will tackle them as they come.”
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