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The West Africa Trophy tournament is slated to be held at the Tafawa Balewa Square Oval in Lagos, from Wednesday, October 4 to 15.
Ahead of the maiden edition of the West Africa Trophy, Nigeria's coach Steve Tikolo has named Captain Sylvester Okpe to lead the 13-man team for the championship.
Other players in coach Steve Tikolo’s squad for the tournament are; Peter Aho, Ademola Onikoyi, Ridwan Abdulkareem, Prosper Useni, Daniel Ajekun, Sulaimon Runsewe, Taiwo Mohammed, Chiemelie Udekwe, Isaac Danladi, Isaac Okpe, Joshua Asia and Ahkere Isesele.
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The trophy was on display at the Tafawa Balewa Cricket Oval in Lagos on Wednesday, following the first leg of the tour in Abuja on Tuesday.
The West Africa Trophy tournament is slated to be held at the Tafawa Balewa Square Oval in Lagos, from Wednesday, October 4 to 15.
The four-nation competition was launched by the Nigeria Cricket Federation last week as a method to forge new relationships with new sponsors and to provide opportunities for the national team's exposure to more international interaction, which is essential to their development.
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The other teams competing in the ten-day tournament with Nigeria are Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Rwanda.
From the first day till the last day, there will be two matches for the West Africa Trophy, including the opening games on Wednesday, October 4, which will have Nigeria taking on Rwanda, and Ghana playing Sierra Leone.
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After 26.1 overs, the West African side had scored 84 runs, a target that seemed too easy for the Kenyan youngsters to beat.
West Africa Trophy is a test championship for Nigeria - NCF
The President of the NCF, Uyi Akpata said that the West Africa Trophy will be used by the Yellow Greens as a warm-up event before the second round of the West Indies 2024 ICC T20 World Cup qualifiers, which will take place in Namibia from November 20 to December 1.
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“This event is the first in its series, and we are glad to put it together, along with some partners, especially Dafabet. Again, it will form part of events that will prep the National Men’s Cricket team “The Yellow-Greens” ahead of other international engagements later in the year.
“Sierra Leone and Ghana are our rivals on the West African corridor, and Rwanda’s profile has been on the rise as well. So, it will be a great chance to test the might of the Nigerian team, which has also been beefed up of late with the promotion of former U19 players,” the president added.
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