Nigeria national under-19 cricket team

Nigeria national under-19 cricket team
One Day nameJunior Yellow Greens[1]
Personnel
CaptainSylvester Okpe
CoachUthe Ogbimi
History
List A debutv.  Botswana Willowmoore Park Benoni, South Africa; 25 August 2007
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member (2005)
ICC regionAfrica Cricket Association (ACA)

The Nigeria Under-19 cricket team represents Nigeria in Under-19 cricket at the international level. The team administrated by Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF). The team made their debut world cup in 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

History

It took part in the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification ICC Africa Division One tournament, held in Namibia. Nigeria defeated pre-tournament favourites Namibia by 52 runs,[2][3] Uganda by 30 runs and Kenya by 58 runs.[4][5] Nigeria won the tournament and qualified for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa for the first time.[6][7] They finished in the 15th place at the tournament, out of 16 teams, beating Japan in the final placement match.[8]

Squad

Nigeria's squad for the 2020 U-19 World Cup was announced on 7 December 2019.[9]

Records & statistics

International match summary

As of 7 August 2024

Playing records[10]
Format M W L T D/NR Inaugural match
Youth One Day Internationals 29 13 16 0 0 25 August 2007
As of 7 August 2024
Records against other national sides
ICC Full members
Opponent M W L T NR First match First win
 Australia 1 0 1 0 0 20 January 2020
 England 1 0 1 0 0 25 January 2020
 Sri Lanka 1 0 1 0 0 27 January 2020
 West Indies 1 0 1 0 0 23 January 2020
Associate members
 Botswana 2 0 2 0 0 25 August 2007
 Ghana 1 1 0 0 0 19 August 2018 19 August 2018
 Japan 1 1 0 0 0 1 February 2020 1 February 2020
 Kenya 2 1 1 0 0 28 May 2013 18 March 2019
 Lesotho 1 1 0 0 0 22 April 2018 22 April 2018
 Mozambique 1 1 0 0 0 20 August 2018 20 August 2018
 Namibia 2 1 1 0 0 17 March 2019 17 March 2019
 Rwanda 1 0 1 0 0 1 October 2021
 Sierra Leone 3 3 0 0 0 27 May 2013 27 May 2013
 Tanzania 5 2 3 0 0 27 August 2007 27 August 2007
 Uganda 3 1 2 0 0 26 August 2007 20 March 2019
 United Arab Emirates 1 0 1 0 0 30 January 2020
 Zambia 2 1 1 0 0 29 August 2007 30 May 2013

Competitive records

ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup

ICC Under-19 World Cup records
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
1988 Did not qualify
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020 Group stages 15/16 3 0 3 0 0
2022 Did not qualify
2024
2026 To be determined
Total 1/15 0 Title 3 0 3 0 0

ICC Africa Under-19 Championship

ICC Africa Under-19 Championship records
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
2007 The full data of the tournament have not been found
2010 Group stage – 4 4 0 0 0
2013 Round-robin – 3 1 2 0 0
2015 Round-robin – 5 2 3 0 0
Total 3/4 0 Title 12 7 5 0 0

ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification

ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
2018 DNQ 3/7 6 0 6 0 0
2020 Qualified 4/5 5 5 0 0 0
2022 The tournament was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
2024 DNQ – 3 1 2 0 0
2026 DNQ – 5 3 2 0 0
2028 To be determined
Total 4/4 1 Title 19 9 10 0 0

References

  1. ^ Maurice, Samuel (20 March 2019). "Nigeria U-19 Cricket Team Maintain World Cup Qualification Hopes with Kenya Victory". Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Nigeria spring first surprise in Windhoek". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  3. ^ "U-19 cricket: Nigeria shocks Namibia in World Cup qualifier". TheCable. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  4. ^ "ICC U-19 Cricket World Africa Qualifier: Nigeria beats Namibia to continue good run". The Nation Newspaper. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  5. ^ Maurice, Samuel (20 March 2019). "Nigeria U-19 Cricket Team Maintain World Cup Qualification Hopes with Kenya Victory". Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Nigeria's U-19 cricket team target ICC World Cup qualification in South Africa". 8 August 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  7. ^ Emmanuel, Samson (20 March 2019). "Nigeria's U-19 Cricket Team's Victories Awe ICC Official". Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Under 19 Cricket World Cup Associate Review". Emerging Cricket. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Official squad list announced for the U-19 world cup". Nigeria Cricket. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Nigeria under-19 cricket team results summary". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
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