Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) will be hosting the 5th edition of the NCF Women’s Invitational tournament from March 20th – 30th, 2026 at the TBS oval in Lagos in T20 International format (with ICC team ranking points). NCF will host the National teams from Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Ghana in the tournament along with U19 National team from South Africa, which has been previously won by the host’s on two (2) occasions in 2019 and 2023, while Rwanda team secured the title in 2022. Tanzania, who have previously participated in this event, and has won the trophy in 2024, will not be taking part this time around.
NCF Women’s Invitational Tournament 2026 Schedule
20th – 21st March 2026: Ghana vs Rwanda (Scorecard) ; Nigeria vs Sierra Leone (Scorecard) ; Rwanda vs South Africa U19 (Scorecard)
22nd – 24th March 2026: Sierra Leone vs Rwanda (Scorecard) ; Ghana vs Nigeria (Scorecard) ; South Africa U19 vs Ghana (Scorecard)
25th – 26th March 2026: Nigeria vs Rwanda (Scorecard) ; Sierra Leone vs South Africa U19 (Scorecard) ; South Africa U19 vs Nigeria (Scorecard) ; Sierra Leone vs Ghana (Scorecard)
28th March 2026: 3rd/4th Play-off (Scorecard) ; FINAL (Scorecard)
