Nigeria Cricket Team Defeats Ghana in World Cup Qualifier
Nigeria's U19 cricket team, the Junior Yellow Greens, secured a victory against Ghana in a World Cup qualifier. Keneth Boniface led the team with both bat and ball to keep their 2028 tournament hopes alive.
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Nigeria’s Junior Yellow Greens have bounced back from a narrow opening-day defeat to Uganda with a commanding five-wicket victory over Ghana at the Gahanga Oval on Monday, reigniting their bid for a place at the 2028 ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup. Keneth Boniface, who produced a superb innings of 97 runs off 107 balls against Uganda, was at it again on Tuesday as Nigeria restricted Ghana to just 93 all out before completing the chase with more than 27 overs to spare. Boniface led with the ball, hitting four wickets as the Junior Yellow Greens dismissed the Ghanaians for just 93 runs all out in 35.5 overs. He led with the bat again in the second innings, hitting 30 runs from 32 balls to push Nigeria’s 96 runs for five wickets in just 22.2 overs.
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