Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) will be hosting the inaugural edition of Men’s West Africa Trophy 2023 at the Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval in Lagos from October 04th – 15th, 2023. Men’s National teams representing Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Ghana will compete with the host’s for the title, with each team set to play each other three (3) times in the group-stage format, followed by the Final between the top two (2) teams in the points table on 15th October.
West Africa Trophy 2023 Schedule
04th October 2023: Rwanda vs Nigeria (Scorecard) ; Sierra Leone vs Ghana (Scorecard)
05th October 2023: Ghana vs Rwanda (Scorecard) ; Nigeria vs Sierra Leone (Scorecard)
06th October 2023: Rwanda vs Sierra Leone (Scorecard) ; Ghana vs Nigeria (Scorecard)
07th October 2023: Nigeria vs Rwanda (Scorecard) ; Sierra Leone vs Ghana (Scorecard)
08th October 2023: Rwanda vs Ghana (Scorecard) ; Nigeria vs Sierra Leone (Scorecard)
10th October 2023: Sierra Leone vs Rwanda (Scorecard) ; Ghana vs Nigeria (Scorecard)
11th October 2023: Rwanda vs Sierra Leone (Scorecard) ; Nigeria vs Ghana (Scorecard)
12th October 2023: Ghana vs Rwanda (Scorecard) ; Sierra Leone vs Nigeria (Scorecard)
14th October 2023: Rwanda vs Nigeria (Scorecard) ; Ghana vs Sierra Leone (Scorecard)
15th October 2023: 3rd/4th Play-off (Scorecard) ; FINAL (Scorecard)
Squads
Rwanda: Didier Ndikubwimana (Captain), Eric Dusingizimana, Orchide Tuyisenge, Hamza Khan, Emmanuel Sebareme, Nadir Muhammad, Zappy Bimenyimana, Michael Iradukunda, Emile Rukiriza, Kevin Irakoze, Martin Akayezu, Eric Kubwimana, Oscar Manishimwe and Wilson Niyitanga
Nigeria: Sylvester Okpe (Captain), Joshua Asia, Miracle Akhigbe, Sesan Adedaji, Akhere Isesele, Ifeanyichukwu Uboh, Isaac Okpe, Prosper Useni, Ademola Onikoyi, Sulaimon Runsewe, Chiemelie Udekwe, Daniel Ajekun, Isaac Danladi, Peter Aho, Ridwan Abdulkareem and Taiwo Mohammed
Ghana: Samson Awaiah (Captain), Obed Harvey, Rexford Bakum, Michael Aboagye, James Vifah, Kofi Bagabena, Godfred Bakiweyem, Joseph Theodore, Kelvin Awala, Syed Aqueel Israr, Aziz Sualley, Alexander Osei, Nurudeen Ibrahim and Daniel Anefie
Sierra Leone: George Ngegba (Captain), Alusine Turay, Miniru Kpaka, Lansana Lamin, John Bangura, George Sesay, Raymond Coker, Abass Gbla, Samuel Conteh, Chernoh Bah, Bali Williams, Yegbeh Jalloh, Aruna Kainesie and Ibrahim Kamara
