The ICC Cricket World Cup Tour of Nigeria took place on 29th and 30th of August, 2023. The 2023 Men’s Cricket World Cup Trophý was received in Abuja and Lagos on the 29th and 30th of August respectively.
The Minister of the FCT, NCF President and Board members, Nissan Nigeria MD (sponsors) as well as the FCT community of Cricketers made of Cricket Club Abuja, Millennium Cricket Club members, Indians and Pakistanis based in Abuja, Abuja based Cricket Veterans were all on hand to welcome the August Trophy.
Here are some pictorial documentation of the visit to Abuja on the 29th of August that saw the Trophy in Zuma Resort and on top of an Abuja iconic Rock, Abuja’s landmarks.
The Minister of sports on his Twitter handle said of Cricket development in Nigeria:
The leadership of the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) has provided commendable development programmes which other federations can emulate.
“It is amazing that just a few years ago, you couldn’t host anything because you lacked the facility but today you can boast of about six turf wickets facilities across the country,”
The leadership of the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) has provided commendable development programmes which other federations can emulate. pic.twitter.com/hNFzNKg7Dy
— Senator John Owan Enoh (@OwanEnoh) August 30, 2023
“It is amazing that just a few years ago, you couldn’t host anything because you lacked the facility but today you can boast of about six turf wickets facilities across the country,” pic.twitter.com/GKlT0W1rSo
— Senator John Owan Enoh (@OwanEnoh) August 30, 2023