Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) will be hosting the Men’s National teams from Namibia, Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Botswana and Malawi in the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier from September 26th – October 04th, 2025. The eight (8)-team competition will see the teams compete for two (2) qualification spots into the main event in India and Sri Lanka next year. Uganda and Namibia were direct entrants into the Africa Qualifier based on their final finishing positions in the 2024 edition of the T20 World Cup held in the US and the Caribbean Islands, while all the remaining countries qualified through three (3) sub-regional qualifiers held in 2024 in Tanzania (September – SRQ A), Kenya (October – SRQ B) and Nigeria (November – SRQ C).
Zimbabwe and Namibia will be playing a three (3)-match series in Bulawayo before the start of the qualifier as final preparations. All teams will play two (2) official warm-up fixtures each before the start of the tournament proper.
2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier Schedule
Namibia: Gerhard Erasmus (Captain), Zane Green, Bernard Scholtz, Ruben Trumpelmann, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Louren Steenkamp, Malan Kruger, Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Jack Brassell, Ben Shikongo, JC Balt, Dylan Leicher, Alexander Volschenk and Jan-Izak de Villiers
Botswana: Karabo Motlhanka (Captain), Reginald Nehonde, Vinoo Balakrishnan, Thatayaone Tshose, Tharindu Perera, Losika Makgale, Boemo Khumalo, Boemo Kgosiemang, Botlhe Keganne, Jack Richards, Monroux Kasselman, Karabo Modise, Dhruv Maisuria, Abednico Motshegetsi and Katlo Piet
Nigeria: Sylvester Okpe (Captain), Sulaimon Runsewe, Selim Salau, Danladi Isaac, Vincent Adewoye, Ridwan Kareem, Isaac Okpe, Prosper Useni, Peter Aho, Chiemeli Udekwe, Joshua Asia, Jimoh Abdulrahman, Adedeji Sesan, Solomon Chilemanya and David Ankrah
Uganda: Riazat Ali Shah (Captain), Raghav Dhawan, Innocent Mwebaze, Dineshkumar Nakrani, Shrideep Mangela, Alpesh Ramjani, Frank Nsubuga, Henry Ssenyondo, Robinson Obuya, Cyrus Kakuru, Juma Miyaji, Cosmas Kyewuta, Joseph Baguma, Sumeet Verma and Gaurav Tomer
Kenya: Dhiren Ghondaria (Captain), Rakep Patel, Sachin Bhudia, Sachin Gill, Lucas Ndadason, Peter Keoch, Vraj Patel, Pushkar Sharma, Sukhdeep Singh, Jasraj Kundi, Neil Mugabe, Francis Mutua, Rushab Patel, Vishil Patel and Nitish Hirani
Tanzania: Kassim Chete (Captain), Abhik Patwa, Ajith Augastin, Arun Yadav, Ally Kimote, Amal Rajeevan, Dhrumit Mehta, Ivan Selemani, Khalidy Juma, Laksh Bakrania, Mohammedi Mbaki, Mukesh Maker, Salum Ally, Sivraj Selvaraj, Yalinde Nkanya and Agustino Mwamele
Malawi: Moazzam Ali Baig (Captain), Sami Sohail, Bright Balala, Mike Chaomba, Suhail Vayani, Chisomo Chete, Muhammad Somani, Donnex Kansonkho, Gift Kansonkho, Daniel Jakiel, Chisomo Tchale, Trust Makaya, Aaftab Limdawala, Salimu Nihute and Kelvin Thuchila
Group A: Namibia, Kenya, Nigeria and Malawi
Group B: Zimbabwe, Uganda, Tanzania and Botswana
26th September 2025: Namibia vs Kenya (Scorecard) ; Zimbabwe vs Uganda (Scorecard) ; Nigeria vs Malawi (Scorecard) ; Tanzania vs Botswana (Scorecard)
28th September 2025: Nigeria vs Namibia (Scorecard) ; Botswana vs Zimbabwe (Scorecard) ; Malawi vs Kenya (Scorecard) ; Uganda vs Tanzania (Scorecard)
30th September 2025: Namibia vs Malawi (Scorecard) ; Kenya vs Nigeria (Scorecard) ; Zimbabwe vs Tanzania (Scorecard) ; Uganda vs Botswana (Scorecard)
02nd October 2025: Play-off Semifinal#1 (Scorecard) ; Play-off Semifinal#2 (Scorecard) ; Semifinal #1 (Scorecard) ; Semifinal#2 (Scorecard)
04th October 2025: 7th/8th Play-off (Scorecard) ; 5th/6th Play-off (Scorecard) ; 3rd/4th Play-off (Scorecard) ; FINAL (Scorecard)
Warm-up Fixtures Schedule
22nd September 2025: Kenya vs Zimbabwe (Scorecard) ; Malawi vs Botswana (Scorecard) ; Namibia vs Uganda (Scorecard) ; Nigeria vs Tanzania (Scorecard)
24th September 2025: Tanzania vs Kenya (Scorecard) ; Botswana vs Namibia (Scorecard) ; Zimbabwe vs Nigeria (Scorecard) ; Uganda vs Malawi (Scorecard)
