T20: Nigeria coach gives reason why the team is motivated for glory

T20: Nigeria coach gives reason why the team is motivated for glory

Hassan Abdulsalam 11:48 - 17.05.2023

The Yellow Female Greens of Nigeria won the NCF Women’s Invitational Tournament in Lagos and have been in camp for the ninth Kwibuka T20 tournament.

The head coach of Nigeria’s senior women's cricket team, Leke Oyede, has revealed that the professional contracts have been motivating the players.

Pulse Sports had reported that the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF), placed the national women's and men's Cricket players on a payment contract.

The Yellow Female Greens of Nigeria
The Yellow Female Greens of Nigeria

The Yellow Female Greens of Nigeria won the NCF Women’s Invitational Tournament in Lagos and have been in camp for the ninth Kwibuka T20 tournament.

Professional contracts motivate Players - Oyede

Oyede, said recent professional contracts have given players a great boost as they prepare for the ninth Kwibuka T20 event.

He confirmed that the team is happy with the state of their preparation and will enter closed camping during the final week of this month.

Leke Oyede
Head coach of Nigeria’s senior women's cricket team, Leke Oyede

He said, “The professional contracts handed to the players have added lots of positivity to the team as they are now in high spirits ahead of the tournament.

“Since our participation at the NCF Women’s Invitational in March, the team has had series of camping in Benin. We rested for only two weeks and have been training ever since.

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“Last week, I was with the batters in Benin and we are focusing on improving the team’s batting ability because it is one area where we have a deficiency. We will go into closed camping in the last week of this month, knowing that we are satisfied with the level of our training so far.

“The girls now have contracts, and they know the implications. I think the contract is a huge boost for the team as we set out for KwibukaT20.”

In the 2022 event, which had eight teams, Nigeria placed fifth. They should be aiming to win the competition for the first time because they will face six teams this time.

Nigeria wins NCF Women’s Invitational tournament in Lagos

The event will take place between June 8 and June 17 of 2023 as a way to remember the genocide committed against Tutsis in Rwanda in 1994.

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