The Nigeria Cricket Federation is in the running for two honours at the 2025 ICC Development Awards, which will be announced in July, after emerging as a regional winner in Africa, The PUNCH reports.
On Friday, the ICC announced the 30 regional winners for the 2025 ICC Development Awards, with Nigeria leading Africa in two of the seven categories.
Nigeria’s first regional win came in the ICC Associate Member Women’s Team Performance of the Year category, which recognises the outstanding on-field performance of a women’s team from an Associate Member nation in an ICC event or bilateral series.
Last year, Nigeria’s Junior Female Yellow Greens made a statement at the ICC Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup in Malaysia, with an impressive sixth-place finish, helping Nigeria emerge as Africa’s regional winner in the category. They will now compete against Brazil, the UAE, Japan and Scotland for the global prize.
The second nomination for the NCF is in the ICC Criiio Cricket Festivals with Rexona category, which recognises an outstanding festival delivered by an ICC Associate Member.
