Nigeria A have won the maiden Nigeria Cricket Federation Quadrangular T20 Series after defeating Ghana by seven wickets at the Tafawa Balewa Square Oval on Sunday.
Ghana, batting first, were dismissed for 60 in 15.5 overs, with Jayant Gautam top-scoring with 21 runs from 24 balls. Nigeria A’s bowlers kept the Ghanaian batting line-up under sustained pressure, led by Kareem Gafar with three wickets and Sylvester Okpe with two.
Ndubududem David, Mustapha Yusuf and captain Taiwo Mohammed also took a wicket each as Nigeria A wrapped up the innings with 25 deliveries still remaining.
The response was swift. Bright Nyong struck an unbeaten 38 from just 17 balls, hitting four sixes and a four as Nigeria A raced to 61 for three in only eight overs to secure the championship.
The result completed a strong campaign for Nigeria A, who won five of their six matches. Their only defeat came against the senior national team, the Yellow Greens, on Friday. Earlier in the competition, Nigeria A had defeated the senior side by 19 runs on Tuesday.
The Yellow Greens finished their own campaign with a 71-run victory over Sierra Leone. They ended on nine points after the defeat to Nigeria A and a shared result with Sierra Leone following their opening match on Wednesday, which was abandoned because of rain.
The tournament brought together established national-team players and emerging prospects across the two Nigerian squads, providing head coach and high-performance manager Stephen Mangongo with an opportunity to assess the players ahead of Nigeria’s next major assignment.
Attention now turns to the T20 World Cup Africa Sub-Regional C Qualifier, scheduled to take place in Abuja from October 18 to 25.
For Nigeria A, the tournament provides another piece of silverware for the country’s cricket programme and a strong platform heading into the next phase of international competition.
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