The Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) at the weekend revealed that all is set for the first bilateral meeting of the nation’s cricket women team with their Rwandan counterparts, who will begin a one-week tour of the country from January 23 to January 30, 2019 in Abuja.
The Tour is the first leg of a bilateral international friendly series between the countries and would hold at the newly constructed turf wicket pitch inside the national stadium in Abuja. The return leg is schedule for June 2019 in Kigali.
NCF President, Professor Yahaya Adam Ukwenya said the development was a major achievement for Nigerian cricket and a pointer that the strides being made back home by the Federation is getting noticed across the continent.
“The relationship we have with Rwandan Cricket is the first of its kind for Nigerian cricket and it is mutually beneficial. We are looking forward to extending it in all ramifications, by exploring different ways we can leverage to grow the game on the field, including technical and the management capacities for both federations. We also hope the effect would impact the growth of the game across the continent,” he said. Read more