Global Information2023 ACA Africa T20 Cup Qualification information
The 2023 ACA Africa T20 Cup Qualification process consisted of a series of two cricket tournaments, organised by the Africa Cricket Association, that determined the eight teams that advanced to the 2023 ACA Africa T20 Cup.[1]
The first tournament was the Southern Africa Cup (covering the south and central region), which was played at Willowmoore Park in Benoni, South Africa, in May 2023.[2]
The Northern Africa Cup (covering the northwest region) was originally scheduled to be played in June 2023 in Abuja, Nigeria,[3] and the East Africa Cup was originally to be hosted in Kampala, Uganda, in July 2023.[4] The later two events were eventually combined into a single event (North-West/East Qualifier), and scheduled to be played in September 2023.[5] However, the qualifier and the finals were postponed again.[6] The qualifier was played in December 2023.[7]
Uganda won the inaugural ACA Africa T20 Cup, where they defeated Tanzania in the final in September 2022.[8] Defending champions Uganda, plus the top three sides from the Southern Africa Cup and the top four sides from the North-West/East Qualifier qualified for the 2023 ACA Africa T20 Cup.[5]
Rwanda and Kenya topped their groups in the North-West/East qualifier to claim a place at the ACA Cup Finals.[9] Sierra Leone and Ghana also qualified after finishing as runners-up in their groups.[10]
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- ^ "2023 T20 Africa Continental Cup Eastern qualifiers to take place in Nigeria in July". Czarsportz. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ a b "ACA T20 Africa Cup Finals in South Africa in September 2023". Czarsportz. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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- ^ "Cricket: Rwanda qualify for ACA Africa T20 Cup Finals". The New Times. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Sierra Leone Secures ACA Men's T20 Continental Cup Qualifier Second Spot, Gears Up for Kenya Clash". Awoko. Retrieved 12 December 2023.