Edo State team has emerged winner of the 2024 Nigeria Cricket Federation National Women Championship defeating beat Akwa Ibom team by 89 runs.
Favour Eseigbe, Edo State’s captain said she is proud of the team’s achievement and all members gave their best for them to emerge champion.
In the words of Favour Eseigbe:
“We have a compact team and I’m proud of what we have achieved.”
Peace Usen, the player of the match of the encounter took five wickets in four overs conceding on six runs and one maiden.
Akwa Ibom had won the toss and elected to field but the Edo Women batting prowess couldn’t be contained. Igbinedion Victory led the runs chase with 40 from 54 balls. Piety Lucky contributed 36 from 23 balls and Annointed Akhigbe added 12 from 18 balls. The first innings ended with 128 runs by the Edo team.
The second innings was a piece of cake for the inspired Edo team who saw off all of Akwa Ibom batters in 12 overs with a paltry 39 runs to show.
President of the Nigeria Cricket Federation, Uyi Akpata, said that the 2024 National Women’s Championship has confirmed what concerted effort in the growing women sports can produce.
In his words:
“It’s been seven days of quality cricket and showcase of cricket skills by girls from all the six geo-political zones of the country. We had Gombe, Kaduna, Kogi, Ekiti, Lagos, Anambra, Akwa Ibom and Edo States.
We are turbocharging our girl-child including in sports and laying a solid foundation for the future of cricket and the Nigerian girls.”
The finals of the 2024 Nigeria Cricket Federation National Women Championship which started on October 22nd, was concluded on October 27, 2024
Individual award recipient at the National women’s championship
- Best Batter: Esther Sandy ( Akwa Ibom State)
- Best Bowler: Salome Sunday (Akwa Ibom State)
- Best Fielder: Inyene Ubong (Akwa Ibom State)
- Most Valuable Player: Peculiar Agboya (Edo State)
