The Men's African T20, organised by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa, will commence on March 17, 2024.
This is the first Men's cricket event of its kind in Africa. The women's edition of the African T20 Cup was won by Zimbabwe Women, with South Africa Women and Nigeria Women taking the silver and bronze medals respectively.
The tournament final will take place on March 23, 2024.
The tournament features eight teams: Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Nigeria and Namibia. The teams are divided into two groups, each consisting of four teams.
Group A comprises Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, and Uganda, while Group B comprises Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Nigeria, and Namibia.
In the league stages, each team will play three matches in a single round-robin format. The top two teams from each group will proceed to the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals will then compete in the final match. A 3rd place bronze medal match is also scheduled to be played on the finals day.
Each match will take place on Achimota Oval A and Achimota Oval B in Accra.
Teams' skippers:
1. Zimbabwe - Clive Madande
2. South Africa - George van Heerden
3. Ghana- Samson Awiah
4. Kenya - Rakep Patel
5. Namibia - JJ Smit
6. Nigeria - Sylvester Okpe
7. Uganda - Brian Masaba
8. Tanzania - Salum Jumbe
The clear favourites going into the tournament are South Africa and Zimbabwe. But Uganda, Kenya, and Namibia are also strong when they play. The tournament promises to be an exciting battle between bat and ball, given the strength of all the teams.
The teams
Namibia:
Nicol Loftie Eaton (c), Niko Davin, Malan Kruger, JP Koetze, Gerhard J/v Rensburg, JC Balt, Shaun Fouche, Dylan Leicher, Simon Shikongo, PD Blignaut, Jack Brassell, Ben Shikongo, Addo Iita, Junior Kariata, Handre Klazinga
Zimbabwe:
Tadiwanashe Marumani, R Mupfudza, J Campell, Brian Bennett, Tony Munyonga, Clive Madande, Tashinga Musekiwa, Owen Muzondo, Trevor Gwandu, Wallace Mubaiwa, T Chataira, Nick Welch, Alex Falao, K Macheka, A Mugandauy
Nigeria:
S Adedeji, Peter Aho, Daniel Ajekun, T Mohammed, Isaac Okpe, Ridwan Abdulkareem, Sulaimon Runsewe, Prosper Useni, Isaac Danladi, Joshua Asia, Akhere Isesele, Solomon Chilemanya, V Adewoye, C Udekwe
Tanzania:
Ivan Selemani, Jumanne Masquater, Mohamed Omary, Abdallah Jabiri, Kassim Nassoro, Salum Jumbe (c), Mohamed Yunusu Issa, Zamoyoni Jabeneke, Sanjay Kumar Thakor, Ally Kimote, Yalinde Nkanya, S Athumani, Mohamed Simba, J Nyambo
South Africa:
Jason Raubenheimer, George van Heerden, Orapeleng Motlhoaring, Lifa Ntanzi, Heinrigh Pieterse (c), Lehan Botha, Ethan Frosler, Lwando Tywaku, Jan Coetzer, Jesse Prodehl, Maahir Joseph, Dylan Bester, Minenhle Ntobela, Aphiwe Yako
Ghana:
James Vifah, Kofi Bagabena, Obed Harvey, Godfred Bakiweyem, Michael Aboagye, Rexford Bakum, Joseph Theodore, Kelvin Awala, Philip Yevugah, Alex Osei, Daniel Anefie, Richmond Baaleri, Devender Singh, Syed Aqeel Israr, Lee Nyarko
Uganda:
Robinson Obuya, Ronald Lutaaya, Simon Ssesazi, Alpesh Ramjani, Dinesh Nakrani, Juma Miyagi, Kenneth Waiswa, Pascal Murungi, Riazat Ali Shah, Cyrus Kakuru (Wk), Fred Achelam, Roger Mukasa (Wk), Bilal Hassan, Brian Masaba (c), Cosmas Kyewuta, Frank Nsubuga, Henry Ssenyondo, Innocent Mwebaze
Kenya:
Pushkar Sharma, Rakep Patel (c), Rushab Patel, Sukhdeep Singh, Collins Obuya, Nelson Odhiambo, Sachin Bhudia, Irfan Karim, Emmanuel Bundi, Francis Mutua, Gerard Muthui, Lucas Oluoch, Shem Ngoche, Vishil Patel, Vraj Patel
Schedule
March 18, Monday
Match 5 - Tanzania vs Zimbabwe
Match 6 - Namibia vs Nigeria
Match 7 - South Africa vs Kenya
Match 8 - Uganda vs Ghana
March 20, Wednesday
Match 9 - Uganda vs South Africa
Match 10 - Ghana vs Kenya
Match 11 - Zimbabwe vs Nigeria
Match 12 - Namibia vs Tanzania
March 21, Thursday
First Semi-Final - TBA
Second Semi-Final - TBA
March 23, Saturday
Third Place Playoff
Final - TBA