The history nerds will know that it has not taken this long for Nigeria, a British colony from 1851-1954, to embrace the sport of empire. It is because cricket has been played there since the early ...

Women's cricket in Africa is strongest in the south ... But now, for the first time, the west will have a presence at a global tournament after Nigeria qualified for this year's Under-19 women's ...

In that match, Nigeria were bowled out for 74 as South Africa's legspinner Seshnie Naidu, who is now part of their current Under-19 World Cup squad, took 4 for 13. Nigeria had South Africa at 66 ...