01 September 2022 | Cricket

The U-19 national team girls will be led by Jimia Muhammad as they head to Gaborone Botswana for the 1^st edition of the U-19 Women’s World Cup Qualifiers from September 1^st-13^th.

The girls have been working hard in a training camp since August 14^th under the guidance of Head Coach Yusuf Nanga and his assistant Ivan Kakande.

The 1^st edition of the U-19 Women’s World Cup will be held in South Africa 2023 and the team will be seeking the lone ticket to the events.

Uganda is in Group B alongside host Botswana, Namibia and Sierra Leone. The top two sides will move on to the semi-finals and finals, and the winner of the tournament will earn the only single converted spot to the World Cup.

Group A has Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique.  

The squad of 14 players and 4 officials flew out of Uganda on Thursday early morning and are set to arrive in Botswana on Thursday evening. They will take on Namibia in their 1^st game on Saturday morning. 

The Team:

1. Jimia Muhamed (Captain), 2. Annet Anume, 3. Patricia Timong, 4. Recheal Achan, 5. Sandra Achwao, 6. Lonah Anyait, 7. Kevin Amuge, 8. Malisa Ariokot, 9. Immaculate Nandera, 10. Asumin Akurut, 11. Witney Nasuuna, 12. Naume Mbwali, 13. Proscovia Alako, 14. Agnes Nakakande

Team Officials:

1. Yusuf Nanga – Head Coach, 2. Ivan Kakande – Assistant Coach, 3. Imran Tugume – Physiotherapist, 4. Luiza Nabulwala – Team Manager.

The Fixtures:

ICC U-19 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS
DATE	MATCH	VENUE	TIME
03/09/2022	UGANDA V NAMIBIA	BCA 2	10:30
04/09/2022	UGANDA V SIERRA LEONE	BCA 1	15:00
06/09/2022	UGANDA V BOTSWANA	BCA 1	10:30

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