The Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) has announced a 14-man Junior Yellow Greens squad for the 2028 ICC U-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Africa Qualifier Division 2, with the team set to battle for a place in the next stage of the qualification campaign in Rwanda.
The continental qualifying tournament will take place from 9 to 15 August, during which Nigeria will compete against Uganda, Ghana, hosts Rwanda, Mozambique, and Sierra Leone for promotion to Division 1 and to keep alive their hopes of reaching the ICC U-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup.
The squad will be captained by Rahmon Ali, who leads a youthful side assembled after an extensive nationwide selection exercise conducted by the federation’s technical crew.
According to the NCF, the final squad emerged after a rigorous three-phase screening process held in Abuja and Lagos, where players were evaluated on their technical ability, discipline, attitude and capacity to perform under increasingly competitive conditions.
The selection exercise began with an initial training camp in Abuja, where standout performers from the National U-17 Championship were invited for assessment.
