Nigeria Under 19 team has arrived India for a two-week training tour ahead of the World Cup Africa Division One qualifiers.
The 19-man contingent arrived on Wednesday and settled in Mumbai at the Omtex ICWC Cricket Institute. You can follow Live Cricket Scores on Flashscore
The Team Manager, Joe Onoja in an interview on Thursday, said the team would engage in five friendly games with club sides in the country.
“We have arrived and have rested well. We had already begun training and making use of the facility in the institute.
“This tour will give players the right exposure and training ahead of the Qualifiers in July.
“The weather here is hot, almost about the same we get in Nigeria, so the players are used to it and everything is going on fine,” Onoja said.
The team will depart on June 8 and head to Rwanda for another tour.
According to the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF), Rwanda will help the team acclimatize with the weather conditions of East Africa, since the qualifiers will be hosted by Tanzania in July.
Meanwhile, Nigeria would join Tanzania, Uganda, Namibia, Kenya and Sierra Leone in the Qualifiers for a spot to the World Cup in Sri Lanka 2024.
