President of the Nigerian Cricket Federation (NCF), Uyi Akpata, has revealed plans to sustain and expand the growth of women’s cricket in the country.
Key initiatives include transforming the South-South Female League into a National Female League and increasing international participation in the Female Invitational tournament.
Akpata explained the importance of regular competition for female cricketers, saying:
“I’ve been just focusing on girls now. We know that there’s a major league that takes place every year, February, the South-South Female League.”
“We’re going to expand that to be like the National Female League. It’s just an opportunity to play regularly.”
The federation will also host the Female Invitational in March, with Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda expected to participate.
The success of last year’s tournament, which Tanzania won, has sparked interest from non-African countries.
“Then in March, in Abuja, we have the Female Invitational, where countries last year, Tanzania and Rwanda came.”
“Tanzania won that, but this year we’re expecting Uganda, Tanzania, and there’s a lot of excitement created by these girls, that some of the non-African countries are actually looking forward to joining us.”
Beyond tournaments, Nigeria is strengthening its high-performance programs by fostering partnerships with India and the UK.
These collaborations will provide female cricketers with year-round playing opportunities, helping them prepare for crucial international competitions, including the November qualifiers.
“So they played that tournament, and of course, again, they were down with Tokuguka, which is the bilateral arrangements we normally have with Rwanda.”
“So it’s actively playing, high performance internally, the exposures that are needed. But what that means, there’s also specific high-performance training for individuals.”
Akpata highlighted the significance of these partnerships, particularly for off-season training.
“We have a good relationship with India now. So when it’s a rainy season here, in summer in the UK and there, so they can play all year round. And when it comes to the November qualifier, just watch out for us.”
With these initiatives in place, Nigeria aims to is position itself as a rising force in women’s cricket with these initiatives to yield greater success on the international stage.
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President of the Nigerian Cricket Federation (NCF), Uyi Akpata, has revealed plans to sustain and expand the growth of women’s cricket in the country.
Key initiatives include transforming the South-South Female League into a National Female League and increasing international participation in the Female Invitational tournament.
Akpata explained the importance of regular competition for female cricketers, saying:
“I’ve been just focusing on girls now. We know that there’s a major league that takes place every year, February, the South-South Female League.”
“We’re going to expand that to be like the National Female League. It’s just an opportunity to play regularly.”
The federation will also host the Female Invitational in March, with Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda expected to participate.
The success of last year’s tournament, which Tanzania won, has sparked interest from non-African countries.
“Then in March, in Abuja, we have the Female Invitational, where countries last year, Tanzania and Rwanda came.”
“Tanzania won that, but this year we’re expecting Uganda, Tanzania, and there’s a lot of excitement created by these girls, that some of the non-African countries are actually looking forward to joining us.”
Beyond tournaments, Nigeria is strengthening its high-performance programs by fostering partnerships with India and the UK.
These collaborations will provide female cricketers with year-round playing opportunities, helping them prepare for crucial international competitions, including the November qualifiers.
“So they played that tournament, and of course, again, they were down with Tokuguka, which is the bilateral arrangements we normally have with Rwanda.”
“So it’s actively playing, high performance internally, the exposures that are needed. But what that means, there’s also specific high-performance training for individuals.”
Akpata highlighted the significance of these partnerships, particularly for off-season training.
“We have a good relationship with India now. So when it’s a rainy season here, in summer in the UK and there, so they can play all year round. And when it comes to the November qualifier, just watch out for us.”
With these initiatives in place, Nigeria aims to is position itself as a rising force in women’s cricket with these initiatives to yield greater success on the international stage.
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