World Cricket League Africa Region

The World Cricket League Africa Region is a series of international cricket tournaments for African non-Test national cricket teams that forms part of the global World Cricket League structure.

2006

Division Three

The 2006 Division Three tournament featured eight African affiliate members of the International Cricket Council. Pool 1 featured Gambia, Ghana, Lesotho and Malawi whilst Pool 2 featured Morocco, Mozambique, Rwanda and Sierra Leone. It was hosted at the Willowmoore Park cricket complex in Benoni, South Africa and was won by Mozambique, who qualified for Division Two later in the year. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/RSA/2006_RSA_ICC_World_Cricket_League_Africa_Region_Division_Three_2006.html 2006 World Cricket League Africa Region Division Three] at Cricket Archive]

Division Two

The 2006 Division Two tournament was played in Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania. It was a round-robin tournament, featuring Botswana, Nigeria, Tanzania and Zambia who were joined by Mozambique from the Division Three tournament. Tanzania topped the points table, [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/TZN/2006_TZN_ICC_World_Cricket_League_Africa_Region_Division_Two_2006.html 2006 World Cricket League Africa Region Division Two] at Cricket Archive] thus qualifying for Division Three of the World Cricket League. Botswana were runners-up and qualified for Division Five of the World Cricket League, with third placed Mozambique later being invited to join them. [ [http://www.icc-cricket.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/75500/75588.jpgDiagram of the World Cricket League] at the ICC's official website]

2008

Division Three

In April 2008, the Division Three tournament was again held at the Willowmoore Park cricket complex in Benoni, South Africa. Due to the late withdrawal of Morocco, the tournament featured seven African affiliate members of the International Cricket Council and a South African Invitational team. Pool 1 featured Lesotho, Malawi, Rwanda and Sierra Leone. Whilst Pool 2 featured Gambia, Ghana,Swaziland and the South African Invitation XI. Although the SA Invitation XI won Pool 2 without losing a match, the tournament rules did not allow them to participate in the semi finals and their place was taken by Swaziland (third in Pool 2). After Ghana easily accounted for Rwanda in the first semi-final, they beat Swaziland (who had defeated Sierra Leone in the other semi-final) in the final to win the tournament. [ http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/346499.html?view=pointstable Cricinfo, retrieved 10 August 2008]

Future

It had been planned to hold a Division One tournament featuring Kenya, Namibia, South Africa A and Zimbabwe A in December 2006, but this was cancelled. It is not currently known if it will be played at some point. It is thought that the Divisional structure will remain in place and be played again in 2008.

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