The 2023 Nigeria Invitational Women's T20I Tournament was a women's Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that took place in Nigeria from 27 March to 2 April 2023. The venue for all of the matches was the Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval in Lagos. In the 2022 tournament, Rwanda defeated the hosts Nigeria in the final.
In addition to the 2022 finalists, Ghana and Sierra Leone also returned this year, while Cameroon made their debut in the tournament. Gambia, who competed in 2022, withdrew for personal reasons.
Rwanda finished on top of the round-robin table after defeating Nigeria in the last match. However, Nigeria then defeated Rwanda by 9 runs in the final to win the tournament. Sierra Leone beat Cameroon in the third-place play-off.
Squads Michelle Ekani (c, wk) Sonita Akenji Marguerite Bessala Maeva Douma Edwige Guehoada Elsa Kana Tchouabo Leslie Clemence Manidom Bernadette Mbida Jeanne Ngono Sandra Nono Olive Ranedoumoun Madaleine Sissako Brenda Waluma Rhyda Ofori (c) Rozabel Asumadu (vc) Elizabeth Annor Ellen Asante Kate Awuah Miriam Eshun Komalpreet Grewal Jacqueline Kokam Cynthia Konadu Emmanuella Nyaaba Christiana Nyameke Beatrice Oduro Rashidatu Salia Ivy Yeboah (wk) Blessing Etim (c) Favour Eseigbe (vc) Rukayat Abdulrasak Adeshola Adekunle Peculiar Agboya Sarah Etim (wk) Chinyenum George Abigail Igbobie (wk) Agatha Obulor Lucky Piety Rachael Samson Esther Sandy Salome Sunday Lillian Udeh Marie Bimenyimana (c) Sifa Ingabire Alice Ikuzwe Rosine Irera Gisele Ishimwe Henriette Ishimwe Immaculee Muhawenimana Belise Murekatete Josiane Nyirankundineza Clarisse Uwase Geovanis Uwase (wk) Merveille Uwase (wk) Sarah Uwera (wk) Margueritte Vumiliya Fatmata Parkinson (c) Celina Bull Fatu Conteh (wk) Alice Fillie Emma Kamara Fatu Kamara Zainab Kamara (wk) Isatu Koroma Janet Kowa Fatu Pessima Isha Quee Hassanatu Sawaneh Hussainatu Sawanneh Marie Turay
Round-robin Points table
Advanced to the final Advanced to the 3rd place play-off
Fixtures
3rd place play-off
Final
References
External links Series home at ESPNcricinfo