Nigeria qualify for 2027 T20 World Cup African regional final
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Leadership
Nigeria’s senior men’s cricket team beat Lesotho by seven wickets in Abuja and qualified for the African Regional Final of the 2027 T20 World Cup qualifiers. The Nigerians, still unbeaten in the competition, bowled out their opponents for 62 runs before reaching 65 in 7.4 overs, according to Leadership.
Nigeria qualified for the African Regional Final of the 2027 T20 Cricket World Cup qualifiers by beating Lesotho by seven wickets in Abuja on Saturday, reports Leadership. The YellowGreens remain unbeaten in the Africa Sub-Regional Qualifier C tournament.
Lesotho were bowled out for 62 runs in 12.5 overs. Nigeria captain Chima Akachukwu took four wickets for 14 runs in 3.5 overs, while Elochukwu Ndubudem and Kenneth Boniface each took two wickets. Nigeria reached 65 for three in 7.4 overs, with 74 balls remaining.
Ridwan Abdulkareem, who remained unbeaten on 28, and Miracle Akhigbe, also unbeaten on 26, secured the victory after three batters were dismissed quickly. Nigeria are due to face Uganda on Sunday 25 October in their final group match and will seek to maintain their unbeaten record, according to Leadership.
