Tanzania Cricket to host 2024 ICC U19 Men’s World Cup Africa Qualifier

Tanzania Cricket Association (TCA) have been awarded the hosting rights for the 2024 edition of ICC U19 Men’s World Cup Africa Division 1 qualifier tournament, and it will take place from July 23rd – 29th, 2023 across two venues in Dar-es Salaam, the Dar Gymkhana Club Ground and the University of Dar-es Salaam (UDSM). The six (6) nation event will see U19 teams from Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Uganda compete for the lone qualification spot into the main event of the World Cup in Sri Lanka. U19 teams of Kenya, Nigeria and Sierra Leone qualified from the Division 2 qualifier tournament held in Nigeria in September/October 2022.

Africa U19 qualifiers have given four (4) different participants in each of the U19 World Cup editions held since 2016 until 2022 (Namibia U19 (2016), Kenya U19 (2018), Nigeria U19 (2020) and Uganda U19 (2022)).

Warm-up Fixtures

16th – 19th July 2023: Nigeria U19 vs Rwanda U19 (Scorecard) ; Rwanda U19 vs Nigeria U19 (Scorecard) ; Sierra Leone U19 vs Tanzania U19 (Scorecard)

20th July 2023: Tanzania U19 vs Namibia U19 (Scorecard)

ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Africa Qualifier Schedule

23rd July 2023: Tanzania U19 vs Kenya U19 (Scorecard) ; Namibia U19 vs Uganda U19 (Scorecard)

24th July 2023: Sierra Leone U19 vs Nigeria U19 (Scorecard) ; Tanzania U19 vs Namibia U19 (Scorecard)

25th July 2023: Kenya U19 vs Sierra Leone U19 (Scorecard) ; Uganda U19 vs Nigeria U19 (Scorecard)

26th July 2023: Namibia U19 vs Kenya U19 (Scorecard) ; Tanzania U19 vs Uganda U19 (Scorecard)

27th July 2023: Nigeria U19 vs Tanzania U19 (Scorecard) ; Sierra Leone U19 vs Namibia U19 (Scorecard)

28th July 2023: Kenya U19 vs Uganda U19 (Scorecard)

29th July 2023: Uganda U19 vs Sierra Leone U19 (Scorecard) ; Nigeria U19 vs Kenya U19 (Scorecard)

30th July 2023: Namibia U19 vs Nigeria U19 (Scorecard) ; Sierra Leone U19 vs Tanzania U19 (Scorecard)

Squads

Namibia Men U19: Alexander Volschenk (Captain), Gerhard Janse van Rensburg, Adriaan Louw, Faf Du Plessis, Franko Bergh, Hanro Badenhorst, Hansie De Villiers, Jack Brassel, Junior Kariata, JW Visagie, Peter Daniel Blignaut, Ryan Moffet, Woutie Niehaus and Zacheo Jansen van Vuuren

Nigeria Men U19: Ridwan Abdulkareem (Captain), Kareem Gafar, Joshua Asia, Chidi Onwubualili, Chijioke Okeke, Victor Samuel, Chiemelie Udekwe, Izuchukwu Okeke, Paul Pam, Joshua Sunday, Solomon Chilemanya, Prosper Useni, David Abiebhode and Selim Salau

Kenya Men U19: Brian Likavu (Captain), Darsh Panchani, Raj Manji, Yash Gohil, Vishil Patel, Vaibhav Naresh, Dean Omondi, Stian Smith, Krish Haria, Ken Mwangi, Neel Doshi, Arnav Patel, Hitendra Sanghani and Vatsal Shah

Sierra Leone Men U19: John Bangura (Captain), George Sesay, Eric Turay, Alusine Turay, Raymond Coker, Aliya Kamara, Ibrahim Paul Kamara, Ibrahim Sesay, James Bangura, Ibrahim Kpaka, Joshua Macfoy, Daniel Lassayoh, Tamba Lebbie and Emmanuel Mansaray

Uganda Men U19: Fahad Mutagana (Captain), Pius Oloka, Musa Majid, Brian Asaba, Mirza Anas Baig, Abdul Aziz Tandia, Ronald Omara, Jaffer Ochaya, Joseph Banguma, Jonathan Nyiro, Gerald Olipa, Ali Balidawa, Conrad Lubwama and Yunus Sowobi

Tanzania Men U19: Johnson Nyambo (Captain), Laksh Bakrania, Karim Kiseto, Acrey Hugo, Abdulrazak Amiri, Jaffari Kilongosi, Omary Ramadhani, Hamza Onai, Agustine Mwamele, Issa Karim, Baraka Laiza, Ally Fentu, Mohamed Mbaki and Shaikh Basha