Nigeria Cricket to host 2026 ICC U19 Men’s World Cup Africa Division 1 Qualifier in March/April 2025

Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) will be hosting the U19 Men’s National teams of Kenya, Namibia, Uganda, Sierra Leone and Tanzania in the 2026 ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup (U19 CWC) Africa Division 1 Qualifier from March 26th – April 06th, 2025 in Lagos for the lone qualification spot into the main event in Zimbabwe and Namibia. While Namibia have retained their position in the Division 1 Qualifier as the winners of the previous edition, Kenya and Uganda teams were direct entrants into the Division 1 Qualifier based on their finishing positions in the previous edition of the Africa Division 1 Qualifier in Tanzania. Teams of Tanzania, Sierra Leone and Nigeria qualified through the Africa Division 2 Qualifier held in Tanzania in August 2024.

2026 ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup (U19 CWC) Africa Division 1 Qualifier

Kenya: Yash Gohil (Captain), Ryan Kassam, Yuvraj Bhatyani, Stian Smith, Aditya Vekaria, Akshith Sekar, Neel Doshi, Chidam Saijeeth, Shlok Saini, Prinay Galaiya, Antony Ndungu, James Githua, Dhir Patel and Krishil Patel

Namibia: Faf du Plessis (Captain), Junior Taanyanda, Adriaan Coetzee, Liam Basson, Ben Brassell, Luca Micillo, Dan Brassell, Max Heingo, Erik Lintvelt, Rowan van Vuuren, Henry Grant, Tiaan van der Merwe, Janco Engelbrecht and Waldo Smith

Uganda: Gerald Olipa (Captain), Devanshkumar Patel, Christopher Kidega, Conrad Lubwama, Musa Majid, Gurjivan Singh, Ali Balidawa, Abdul Tandia, Peter Onen, Robert Owilli, Richard Sohera, Abraiz Mir Ali, Jordan Oketcho and Jonathan Nyiiro

Tanzania: Laksh Bakrania (Captain), Abdulazak Amiri, Acrey Hugo, Agustino Mwamele, Ally Ally, Ayaan Shariff, Darpan Jobanputra, Dylan Thakrar, Hamza Onai, Karim Kiseto, Khalidy Juma, Mohammedi Mbaki, Omari Ramadhani and Raymond Emmanuel

Sierra Leone: Raymond Coker (Captain), George Sesay, Alusine Turay, Ibrahim Sesay, Sahr Lebbie, Aliya Kamara, Charles Kamara, Hassan Kanu, James Bangura, David Holloway, Amidu Kamara, Mohamed Turay, Daniel Lassayo and Michael Kabia

28th March 2025: Namibia U19 vs Nigeria U19 (Scorecard) ; Kenya U19 vs Sierra Leone U19 (Scorecard)

29th March 2025: Uganda U19 vs Tanzania U19 (Scorecard) ; Sierra Leone U19 vs Namibia U19 (Scorecard)

30th March 2025: Tanzania U19 vs Nigeria U19 (Scorecard) ; Uganda U19 vs Kenya U19 (Scorecard)

01st April 2025: Namibia U19 vs Tanzania U19 (Scorecard) ; Sierra Leone U19 vs Uganda U19 (Scorecard)

02nd April 2025: Kenya U19 vs Nigeria U19 (Scorecard) ; Uganda U19 vs Namibia U19 (Scorecard)

03rd April 2025: Tanzania U19 vs Kenya U19 (Scorecard) ; Nigeria U19 vs Sierra Leone U19 (Scorecard)

05th March 2025: Namibia U19 vs Keya U19 (Scorecard) ; Sierra Leone U19 vs Tanzania U19 (Scorecard)

06th March 2025: Nigeria U19 vs Uganda U19 (Scorecard)