The team sport of Cricket became a medal sport at the 2023 African Games.[1][2]
Current season, competition or edition: Cricket at the 2023 African Games | |
| Sport | Cricket |
|---|---|
| Founded | M: 2023 W: 2023 |
| First season | 2023 |
| No. of teams | M: 8 W: 8 |
| Most recent champion(s) | M:  Zimbabwe (1st title) W: Zimbabwe (1st title) |
| Most titles | M: Zimbabwe (1 title) W: Zimbabwe (1 title) |
Summary
editMen
edit| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Result | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 2023 |
Accra |
Zimbabwe Emerging | Zimbabwe Emerging won by 8 wickets Scorecard |
Namibia | Uganda | Uganda won by 106 runs Scorecard |
Kenya | ||
Women
edit| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 2023 |
Accra |
Zimbabwe | Match Tied (Zimbabwe won the Super Over) Scorecard |
South Africa Emerging | Nigeria | Nigeria won by 3 wickets Scorecard |
Uganda | ||
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Participating nations
edit- Legend
- GS — Group Stage
Men
edit| Team | 2023 |
Years |
|---|---|---|
| Ghana | GS | 1 |
| Kenya | 4th | 1 |
| Namibia | 2nd | 1 |
| Nigeria | GS | 1 |
| South Africa | GS | 1 |
| Tanzania | GS | 1 |
| Uganda | 3rd | 1 |
| Zimbabwe | 1st | 1 |
| Total | 8 |
Women
edit| Team | 2023 |
Years |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | GS | 1 |
| Namibia | GS | 1 |
| Nigeria | 3rd | 1 |
| Rwanda | GS | 1 |
| South Africa | 2nd | 1 |
| Tanzania | GS | 1 |
| Uganda | 4th | 1 |
| Zimbabwe | 1st | 1 |
| Total | 8 |
References
edit- ^ "Cricket to make its African Games Debut in 2023". Emerging Cricket. 22 Feb 2022. Retrieved 22 Feb 2022.
- ^ "Cricket to feature in 2023 Africa Games". The Guardian. 22 Feb 2022. Retrieved 22 Feb 2022.