Nigeria women’s national cricket team has moved up four places in the latest International Cricket Council T20 rankings, jumping from 28th to 24th in the world and 6th in Africa.
The Nigeria women’s top team’s last match was in June, but this reputation was further enhanced by the performance of the U-19 women’s team in the just-concluded ICC T20 Women’s World Cup Africa Qualifier in Kigali, Rwanda. There, Nigeria earned a ticket to represent Africa. 2025 World Cup.
Earlier this year, Nigerian female athletes won a bronze medal at the African Games in Ghana, ranking them 26th in the world.
According to the Nigeria Cricket Federation, the ICC publishes the rankings by ranking not only the senior national team but also the performance of each country within a stipulated time.
Despite falling from fifth to sixth place in the world, South Africa remains the top African country, with Zimbabwe ranked 14th, Namibia 17th, Uganda 18th, Tanzania 19th and Rwanda 26th. has been done. Kenya 28th, Botswana 44th, Sierra Leone 45th, Malawi 54th.
Australia are number one in the world in the T20 format ahead of England and India.
Meanwhile, Nigeria’s men’s team remains unchanged at 36th place, making them the 7th strongest country in Africa.
In the men’s category, India maintained their lead over Australia and West Indies.
