My people! Na to jive about how Nigeria Cricket Federation don roll out beta plans for 2026 wey go involve women and grassroots development. Dem say dem go bring back di women’s national team wey dey call Female Yellow Greens as dem prepare for di Women’s T20i wey go start for March.
As dem no hold di tournament last year because of busy calendar, dis year dem don promise say dem ready to use di competition take sharpen di girls skills. Na serious matter because di tournament go attract strong competition and give di elite and emerging players beta exposure before international wahala dey land.
Dem don send invitation to plenty other countries as di Female Yellow Greens wey win di competition for di first time in 2023, later lose am to Tanzania for 2024, don dey prepare giddily. E dey sweet me for belly, because we dey talk say women cricket dey grow for Naija!
Meanwhile, no be only di women tournament dey ground oh! Di seventh edition of National U-17 Championship for boys and girls dey come live soon. Di zonal qualifiers go happen from February 10-23, abi na make dem now go test di young players for six geopolitical zones wey we get for Nigeria.
Di zonal qualifiers na serious matter for cricket development for Naija, as e go give young players di chance to flex dem muscles against dem mates from other states. For plenty of dem, dis na di first chance dem go get to play under high pressure and ferment waka for multi-state competition while dem dey gain correct experience.
Di National U-17 Championship don knack plenty new talents for cricket, as many of dem don represent our country for di last ICC Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup wey happen for Malaysia. E go sweet my belle to see how many more stars go shine from dis tournament!
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