Nigeria national under-19 cricket team

The Nigeria Under-19 cricket team represents Nigeria in Under-19 cricket at the international level. The team administrated by Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF). The team made their debut world cup in 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

Nigeria national under-19 cricket team

One Day name	Junior Yellow Greens[1]
Personnel
Captain	Sylvester Okpe
Coach	Uthe Ogbimi
History
List A debut	v.  Botswana Willowmoore Park Benoni, South Africa; 25 August 2007
International Cricket Council
ICC status	Associate member (2005)
ICC region	Africa Cricket Association (ACA)

History

It took part in the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification ICC Africa Division One tournament, held in Namibia. Nigeria defeated pre-tournament favourites Namibia by 52 runs,^[2][3] Uganda by 30 runs and Kenya by 58 runs.^[4][5] Nigeria won the tournament and qualified for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa for the first time.^[6][7] They finished in the 15th place at the tournament, out of 16 teams, beating Japan in the final placement match.^[8]

Squad

Nigeria's squad for the 2020 U-19 World Cup was announced on 7 December 2019.^[9]

• Sylvester Okpe (c)
• Mohameed Taiwo (vc)
• Rasheed Abolarin
• Peter Aho
• Miracle Akhigbe
• Shehu Audu
• Oche Boniface
• Isaac Danladi
• Miracle Ikaige
• Akhere Isesele
• Abdulrahman Jimoh
• Samuel Mba
• Olayinka Olaleye
• Sulaimon Runsewe
• Ifeanyichukwu Uboh

Records & statistics

International match summary

As of 7 August 2024

Playing records[10]
Format	M	W	L	T	D/NR	Inaugural match
Youth One Day Internationals	29	13	16	0	0	25 August 2007

As of 7 August 2024

Records against other national sides

ICC Full members
Opponent	M	W	L	T	NR	First match	First win
Australia	1	0	1	0	0	20 January 2020
England	1	0	1	0	0	25 January 2020
Sri Lanka	1	0	1	0	0	27 January 2020
West Indies	1	0	1	0	0	23 January 2020
Associate members
Botswana	2	0	2	0	0	25 August 2007
Ghana	1	1	0	0	0	19 August 2018	19 August 2018
Japan	1	1	0	0	0	1 February 2020	1 February 2020
Kenya	2	1	1	0	0	28 May 2013	18 March 2019
Lesotho	1	1	0	0	0	22 April 2018	22 April 2018
Mozambique	1	1	0	0	0	20 August 2018	20 August 2018
Namibia	2	1	1	0	0	17 March 2019	17 March 2019
Rwanda	1	0	1	0	0	1 October 2021
Sierra Leone	3	3	0	0	0	27 May 2013	27 May 2013
Tanzania	5	2	3	0	0	27 August 2007	27 August 2007
Uganda	3	1	2	0	0	26 August 2007	20 March 2019
United Arab Emirates	1	0	1	0	0	30 January 2020
Zambia	2	1	1	0	0	29 August 2007	30 May 2013

Competitive records

ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup

ICC Under-19 World Cup records
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
1988	Did not qualify
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020	Group stages	15/16	3	0	3	0	0
2022	Did not qualify
2024
2026	To be determined
Total	1/15	0 Title	3	0	3	0	0

ICC Africa Under-19 Championship

ICC Africa Under-19 Championship records
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
2007	The full data of the tournament have not been found
2010	Group stage	–	4	4	0	0	0
2013	Round-robin	–	3	1	2	0	0
2015	Round-robin	–	5	2	3	0	0
Total	3/4	0 Title	12	7	5	0	0

ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification

ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
2018	DNQ	3/7	6	0	6	0	0
2020	Qualified	4/5	5	5	0	0	0
2022	The tournament was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
2024	DNQ	–	3	1	2	0	0
2026	DNQ	–	5	3	2	0	0
2028	To be determined
Total	4/4	1 Title	19	9	10	0	0