Nigeria’s Ladies’s Cricket Nationwide Crew, the Feminine Yellow Greens, have dropped into Division Two following a disappointing marketing campaign on the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier in Namibia.
The group’s hopes of advancing have been dashed on Thursday after a slim seven-run defeat to Kenya in Windhoek within the fifth place classification sport.
The loss confirmed Nigeria’s relegation, ending their keep in Division One after a largely underwhelming event the place they managed only a single victory.
Nigeria had earlier completed third of their group and did not progress to the semi-finals.
As an alternative, they have been drawn into the fifth-place classification match towards Kenya.
The East Africans, batting first, posted 105 runs for the lack of seven wickets in 20 overs.
Piety Fortunate offered a spark for Nigeria with two wickets in her four-over spell.
Chasing 106, Fortunate once more led the combat with the bat, scoring a resilient 35 runs off 29 balls.
Nonetheless, Nigeria’s group innings faltered below strain, with wickets tumbling at key moments.
Kenya’s Melvin Khagoitsa proved decisive, taking 4 wickets to bowl Nigeria out for 98 runs in 18.5 overs.
The defeat means Nigeria will now battle Sierra Leone—whom they beat within the group stage—within the seventh-place classification match on Saturday.
The Feminine Yellow Greens had entered the event with hopes of ending within the high two and securing a spot within the international qualifiers.
These ambitions ended earlier within the week following a loss to Zimbabwe.
Nigeria, regardless of their progress at youth ranges the place they’ve featured at U-19 World Cups, are nonetheless chasing a historic first look on the senior males’s or ladies’s T20 World Cup.
