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The Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) says it is hosting a six-nation T20 Invitational Cricket Tournament in Lagos from March 26 to raise female participation and development in the sport.<\/p>\n

Uyi Akpata, the President of the Federation, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur female national team has been one of the most improved of all our national teams in the last five years and our gender inclusion development agenda has thrown up massive talents that have left us with an ever-improving side.<\/p>\n

\u201cApart from celebrating the milestones that the Federation has achieved in raising tons of female cricketers through its grassroots project, this event will become a part of the process,\u201d Akpata said.<\/p>\n

According to him, the tournament will also create opportunities for the national female team to constantly square up with tough African opposition and raise the bar for aspiring players.
\nThe Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) says it is hosting a six-nation T20 Invitational Cricket Tournament in Lagos from March 26 to raise female participation and development in the sport.<\/p>\n

Mr Akpata also told NAN that beyond the players, Nigeria\u2019s facilities would be showcased, along with its experienced umpires.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot has happened in the game\u2019s development recently. The Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval that was resurfaced and upgraded to a ten-strip turf playing surface in January will be put to its first major use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The tournament will create opportunities for the national female team to pit their talents against tough African oppositions that will raise the bar for aspiring players<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12963,"featured_media":2831,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,4],"tags":[7,14,39],"class_list":{"0":"post-2834","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"category-sports","9":"tag-apie-project","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-sports"},"yoast_head":"\nNigeria to host 6-nation women\u2019s cricket tournament in Lagos - APIE NEWS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/2022\/03\/10\/nigeria-to-host-6-nation-womens-cricket-tournament-in-lagos\/\" 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