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Uganda Cranes picked vital lessons from their defeat to Algeria that they will use to beat Niger on Wednesday, says Uganda Cranes coach Mulitin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic.
The Serb watched on as the Desert Foxes dominated the Cranes in a 2-0 defeat and for him, Afcon campaign begins on Wednesday.
“It has been a great test of character for our team and for us AFCON is starting on Wednesday, we have learnt the lessons from this match, and this is not an easy place to come to play in,” he told the media after the game over the weekend.
The tactician was full of praise for the opponents who he admitted are top quality but taught his charges some good lessons.
“You (Algeria) have top class individuals that follow the coach’s instructions and play under one Algerian identity game with domination and rotating that ball and bringing into the wide areas where you are extremely dangerous – Ghezzal and Belaili on either side are very dangerous.
We have lost the game but in football I have personal belief that you either win or you learn the lesson; and we have learnt the lessons from Algeria which we shall use for our game against Niger.
Micho
Uganda only managed 85 complete passes against the opponents’ 604 and only had less than 20% possession and Micho was never surprised but instead praised his team for closing spaces and limiting the 2019 Afcon winners to a few chances.
When you play against North African teams, you are practically disadvantaged in terms of possession aspect, I believe that the positive is that we limited them to few amount of chances.
The Cranes host Niger at St. Mary’s stadium, Kitende in a fixture they must win to keep hopes of returning to Afcon finals alive.
Brazil women’s team captain has revealed how eager she is to see her team rise the ICC Women’s T20I rankings in the next five years.
One of the key plans is to play more games and give in extra shifts to amass points.
They travel to Rwanda to participate in the 2022 Kwibuka T20 tournament with hope they can collect some points when they win some games.
“We want to get in the top 20 rankings in T20s in the next five years,” said Avery, who has big ambitions for her team told ICC website.
“We need to play more, we need to compete more and now we are taking those steps to achieve it.”
Brazil are currently ranked at No.28 on the Women’s T20I Team Rankings.
Women’s cricket in Brazil has grown rapidly, in January 2020, the team becoming the first country in the world to hand professional contracts to their women’s team ahead of the men’s.
Uganda will feature in the qualifiers of the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup in September according to the pathway released.
The team will battle hosts Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Tanzania.
This will be the first time the edition will be held and only one team will make out of the nine teams to progress straight to the World Cup.
The U19 Women’s T20 World Cup event will be a 16-team affair with 11 full member nations – Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe.
Out of the five remaining spots, four will be determined by regional Qualifiers, while the fifth spot has been automatically awarded to the USA.
“This tournament will offer young women across the globe a chance to showcase their mettle, and will drive the growth and popularity of women’s cricket,” read a statement on the ICC website.
Pathway Events 2022 Schedule:
| DATE | EVENT | HOST | COMPETING TEAMS |
| 3 – 9 June 22 | ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier | Malaysia | (6) Bhutan, Malaysia, Nepal, Thailand, Qatar, UAE |
| 3 – 5 July 2022 | ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup EAP Qualifier | Indonesia | (2) Indonesia, PNG |
| 9 – 11 August 2022 | ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier | Netherlands | (2) Netherlands, Scotland |
| September 2022 | ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier | Botswana | (9) Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda |
Rwanda Cricket has released fixtures for the 2022 Kwibuka T20 women’s tournament in Kigali, Rwanda.
Uganda’s Victoria Pearls will be opening against the hosts Rwanda in a T20I match on 9th June at Gahanga Cricket Stadium.
New comers Brazil and Nigeria will also be in action as well on day one at the same venue while at IPRC Cricket grounds, defending champions Kenya will be in action against Botswana.
“Ladies and gentlemen, here are the fixtures of the #KwibukaT20 Women’s 🏏Tournament that starts on June 9th 2022 in #Kigali,” read a statement by Rwanda Cricket.
This will be the first edition of the Kwibuka tournament to feature teams from outside of Africa with Germany also primed to feature alongside Brazil.
The Rwanda Elite League that will gather the finest players from Brazil, Germany, Uganda, Kenya, Botswana, Nigeria, Tanzania and hosts Rwanda.
Each of the countries participating in the 2022 Kwibuka Tournament was asked to present one player to play in this league and this will leave them competing for a coveted prize.
The Elite League is an ICC-sanctioned local cricket league for women in Rwanda and it is aimed at improving the game for them.
The coveted tournament will take place after the Kwibuka tournament from June 20-24.
Kenya have already selected captain Queentor Abel who will represent the country in the event.
Kenya has announced their team for the 2022 Kwibuka Women’s T20 tournament in Kigali, Rwanda.
The tournament gets underway on from June 9th to 18th at Gahanga Cricket Stadium and IPRC-Kigali.
A total of 8 countries have confirmed participation that is the hosts Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Botswana, Brazil, Germany, Tanzania and Nigeria.
Kenya have brought in a host of fresh talent with youngsters who will be debuting on the international stage like Flavia Atieno and Kelvia Ogola.
The 14-lady team will be captained by Queentor Abel with Sharon Juma as her assistant with Mercy Aono and Josephine Abuom reserves.
Kenya are the defending champions after beating Namibia in last year’s final.
Squad: Queentor Abel (Captain), Sharon Juma (vice-captain), Daisy Wairimu, Vanessa Adhiambo, Lavenda Alivitsa, Mercelyne Adhiambo, Veronica Abuga, Esther Wangari, Melvin Kaghoiza, Mary Wambui, Sarah Bhakita, Monicah Ndhambi, Flavia Atieno, Kelvia Ogola; Reserve: Josephine Abuom, Mercy Aono
Brasil Cricket have announced the team that will travel for the 2022 Kwibuka T20 women’s tournament in Kigali, Rwanda from 9 to 18 June 2022.
The team of 13 players will be accompanied by coaches Liam Cook and Luis Felipe Pinheiro, Physiotherapist Keila Patricia and Sam Bannell.
In a statement released, the federation said; “Brazilian team for Kwibuka Women’s T20 Tournament is now announced! It’s time for Africa!”
Brazil’s last T20I engagement was against Canada in October last year in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Americas Region Qualifiers, a game they won by 1 run.
Brazil’s team for 2022 Kwibuka Tournament
Roberta Moretti Avery (C)
Lindsay Vilas Boas
Renata Sousa
Laura Agatha
Nicole Monteiro
Lara Bittencourt
Evelyn De Souza (WK)
Laura Cardoso
Marianne Artur
Maria Eduarda Ribeiro
Daniella Staddon
Maria Luiza Garcia
Carolina Nascimento
Brazil captain Roberta Moretti Avery has confirmed her team’s travel plans for 2022 Kwibuka Women’s T20 tournament.
This will be the first time the side will be featuring in the competition and will look to win all their games to keep their stellar record of 14 T20 International wins and two losses.
“We are boarding next week!,” she wrote.
“@RwandaCricket here 🇧🇷 comes! We are very happy to be part of this great event! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼”
Roberta has been a stalwart figure having scored the highest total for the team; 68* against Peru on 4 October 2019 at Lima Cricket and Football Club.
Brazil’s last T20I engagement was against Canada in October last year in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Americas Region Qualifiers, a game they won by 1 run thanks to Laura Cardoso 3 wicket haul.
The Rwanda Cricket Association has confirmed the actual number of teams that will feature in the 2022 Kwibuka Women’s T20 tournament in Kigali.
A total of 8 countries have confirmed participation that is the hosts Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Botswana, Brazil, Germany, Tanzania and Nigeria.
The games will take place from June 9th to 18th at Gahanga Cricket Stadium and IPRC-Kigali and in a graphic released, the countries to feature were revealed.
Kenya has won the competition most times (four), while Uganda has won twice. The hosts Rwanda have never won it while Tanzania have also won it once.
The Nigeria national women’s team has stepped up training ahead of the 2022 Kwibuka T20I tournament from from June 9 to June 20.
The side will feature in the tournament that will have countries like Ghana, Nigeria, Germany, Brazil, Kenya, Botswana, Tanzania, Uganda and Sierra Leone vying for the trophy.
Nigeria recently lost to Rwanda in the finals of an invitational T20 tournament in Lagos in March this year and they are looking forward to revenge.
The Nigerian Cricket Association recently appointed Leke Oyede as the team’s new head coach and eighteen players have been in the City of Benin for residential training.
“One of the things we will look at is the game knowledge and awareness. It is how to give a good measure of the acts and scenes on the pitch, which will help them win games,” Oyede.
“This will help them absolve pressure when the need arises. So, we are going to engage them with matches against the male teams here in Benin and see how to keep them with a positive mindset,” he said.