The Nigeria Cricket Federation has named three Nigerian squads that will participate

at three different tournaments during the months of April and May.

 

For the North-West Africa(NWA) U-13 tournament scheduled from 18^th to 26^th April,

2009, the NCF has named a 10-man squad that is being coached by Onome Oghene-

kevwe. According to the NCF scribe, Adokiye Dans, the squad is comprised of the

following players;  Olakunle Awosanmi (Captain) Sesan Adedeji (Vice-captain), Mojeed

Adiamo, Daniel Ajekun, Peter Areghan, James Dieke, Oluwaseun Ekundayo, Rilwan

Oyenuga, Shakiru Sadiku and Mustapha Yusuff.

The tournament is an 8-a-side tournament and Nigeria will contest with hosts Ghana,

Cameroon, Gambia and Sierra Leone. The squad would be accompanied by the Secretary.

 

Also named is the Nigerian U-19 squad that will participate in the U-19 Cricket World

Cup Qualifiers(CWCQ) taking place in Zambia from 26^th April to 5^th May, 2009.

The squad comprises of 14 players as follows; Abiodun Abioye (Captain), James Chukwu

(Vice-Captain), Usman Bankole, Rotimi Adesanya, Oluwafemi Oguntoke, Clement

Amanokhai, Prosper Mgbanwa, Benjamin Anyia, Frank Omozejele, Traishik Akuli, Ayo

Mene-Ejegi, Varun Behani, Olumide Adeniran and Abiodun Ajani.

The team is coached by Uthe Ogbimi, a former Nigerian international and will be accompanied

by the NCF Secretary.

In continuation of the preparation for the tournament, the team which finished fifth out

Of seven clubs in division 2 of the CCC League will travel to Ghana over the Easter holiday

to play back-to-back matches against the Ghanaian U-19 team which finished second by

net run rate to Sierra Leone in the recently concluded Affiliate Qualifiers that held in

Mozambique. Thus Sierra Leone qualified for the Associate tournament in Zambia by

winning the Affiliate qualifiers.

The Nigerian U-19 team will compete with a strong field of Namibia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania,

Botswana, Zambia and Sierra Leone.

 

Finally the NCF announced the senior team that will compete in Guernsey at the World Cricket

League Division 7 series(WCL 7) scheduled for between 17^th to 25^th May, 2009. The team will be

captained by Wale Adeoye and Endurance Ofem will be the Vice-Captain. Other members in the

14-man squad are Kunle Adegbola,  Joshua Ogunlola, Haruna Thomas, Tope Olayinka, Demola

Onikoyi, Lekan Awolowo, Jide Bejide, Segun Olayinka, Emmanuel Okwudili, Chimezie Onwuzulike,

Seye Olympio and newcomer Saheed Akolade.

 

The team is coached by Ewa Henshaw, while Ladipo Idowu is retained as the Team Manager for

the assignment, whilst the Secretary completes the contingent.

 

The contingent is expected to depart to the UK for a 2-week training stint in South London before

Crossing over to Guernsey on the 15^th May preparatory to the tournament that will feature host

Guernsey, Gibraltar, Bahrain, Suriname and Japan in addition to Nigeria.