Nigeria's U-19 Cricket says India's weather same with Nigeria
Posted : 26 May 2023
Nigeria Under 19 Team Manager, Joe Onoja on Friday said that the weather in India was almost same with India.
Onoja said this in an interview from India.
Nigeria team arrived India for a two-week training tour ahead of the World Cup Africa Division One qualifiers.
The 19-man contingent arrived in India and settled in Mumbai at the Omtex ICWC Cricket Institute.
Onoja said that 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.
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