The Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) unveiled a 15-player squad for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Under-19 Women’s World Cup slated for January.
Musa Ehizoje, the spokesperson of the federation announced the squad in a statement released yesterday in Abuja.
He said the team would be led by Piety Lucky with Peculiar Agboya as her assistant in the team which makes its debut in the tournament in Malaysia.
Other members of the squad are Adekunle Adeshola, Agboya Peculiar, Akhigbe Anointed, Amusa Kehinde, Bassey Deborah (wicket keeper), Bieni Jessica, Chukwuonye Christabel, Eguakun Omosigho, Igbinedion Victory, Naomi Memeh, Beauty Oguai, Lilian Ude, Peace Usen and Inyene Umoh.
The team had picked Africa’s sole ticket in the qualifying series in Rwanda in October.
It will however contend in Group C with South Africa which gained automatic qualification based on its ICC rankings.
Nigeria will begin its campaign against Samoa on Jan. 18 before meeting New Zealand two days later and South Africa on Jan. 22.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 16 nation-tournament, now in its second edition, begins on Jan. 18 and is expected to end on Feb. 2.
