Tanzania Cricket Association (TCA) will be hosting the U19 Women’s National teams of Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Nigeria, in the 2027 ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier from August 30th – September 05th, 2026, at the TCA Cricket Arena in University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM). The eight (8) nations will be competing for the lone qualification spot available from this tournament, into the main event in Bangladesh and Nepal, early next year. Nigeria U19 Women are the Defending Champions from the previous edition of the Africa Qualifier, after they qualified as a result of finishing above Zimbabwe in group stage, with the Final getting abandoned due to rain.
Kenya and Malawi teams have qualified in this tournament, after finishing as the winner and runners-up during the Division 2 qualifier tournament, which took place in Uganda in March this year.
2027 ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier Schedule
30th August 2026: Nigeria vs Uganda (Scorecard) ; Namibia vs Kenya (Scorecard) ; Tanzania vs Malawi (Scorecard) ; Zimbabwe vs Rwanda (Scorecard)
31st August 2026: Nigeria vs Malawi (Scorecard) ; Rwanda vs Namibia (Scorecard) ; Tanzania vs Uganda (Scorecard) ; Zimbabwe vs Kenya (Scorecard)
02nd September 2026: Rwanda vs Kenya (Scorecard) ; Uganda vs Malawi (Scorecard) ; Zimbabwe vs Namibia (Scorecard) ; Nigeria vs Tanzania (Scorecard)
03rd September 2026: 1st Group A vs 2nd Group B (SF1) (Scorecard) ; 3rd Group A vs 4th Group B (SF3) (Scorecard) ; 1st Group B vs 2nd Group A (SF2) (Scorecard) ; 3rd Group B vs 4th Group A (SF4) (Scorecard)
05th September 2026: Loser SF1 vs Loser SF2 (3rd Play-off) (Scorecard) ; Loser SF3 vs Loser SF4 (7th Play-off) (Scorecard) ; Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2 (Final) (Scorecard) ; Winner SF3 vs Winner SF4 (5th Play-off) (Scorecard)