The 2023 ACA Africa T20 Cup Qualification process consisted of a series of two cricket tournaments, organised by the Africa Cricket Association, that determined the eight teams that advanced to the 2023 ACA Africa T20 Cup.
The first tournament was the Southern Africa Cup (covering the south and central region), which was played at Willowmoore Park in Benoni, South Africa, in May 2023.
The Northern Africa Cup (covering the northwest region) was originally scheduled to be played in June 2023 in Abuja, Nigeria, and the East Africa Cup was originally to be hosted in Kampala, Uganda, in July 2023. The later two events were eventually combined into a single event (North-West/East Qualifier), and scheduled to be played in September 2023. However, the qualifier and the finals were postponed again. The qualifier was played in December 2023.
Uganda won the inaugural ACA Africa T20 Cup, where they defeated Tanzania in the final in September 2022. Defending champions Uganda, plus the top three sides from the Southern Africa Cup and the top four sides from the North-West/East Qualifier qualified for the 2023 ACA Africa T20 Cup.
Rwanda and Kenya topped their groups in the North-West/East qualifier to claim a place at the ACA Cup Finals. Sierra Leone and Ghana also qualified after finishing as runners-up in their groups.
Southern Africa Cup
Squads Karabo Motlhanka (c) Vinoo Balakrishnan Boemo Kgosiemang Boemo Khumalo Dhruv Maisuria Losika Makgale Boteng Maphosa Valentine Mbazo (wk) Karabo Modise Mmoloki Mooketsi Reginald Nehonde Katlo Piet Ameer Saiyed Phemelo Silas Thatayaone Tshose Adil Butt (c) Mohammed Alamgir Muhammad Amin Safwan Barediya Christiaan Forbes Hujeifa Jangariya (wk) Mancoba Jele Siphesihle Kubheka Wesley Landman Faizalmahmed Patel Shehzad Patel (wk) Umair Qasim Haris Rashid Tarun Sandeep (wk) Moazzam Baig (c) Donnex Kansonkho (vc) Bright Balala Chisomo Chete (wk) Waliyu Jackson Daniel Jakiel Alick Kansonkho Gift Kansonkho Aaftab Limdawala Francis Nkhoma Gershom Ntambalika Blessings Pondani Sami Sohail Suhail Vayani Mark Segers (c) Abdul Tunda (vc) Stephen Brown Cristopher Erasmus (wk) Alamin Hossain Nabeel Iftikhar Vineshbhai Patel Thomas Poucke Nuwan Prasad James Rambo Hitesh Rao Manish Sharma (wk) David Stedall Craig Warren Filipe Cossa (c) Manussur Algi Eugenio Azine Armando Chuvale Francisco Couana Joao Huo Jose Joao Dario Macome Luis Mavume Agostinho Navicha Camate Raposo Lourenco Salomone Bernardo Sambo (wk) Vieira Tembo (wk)
Points table
Fixtures
North-West/East Qualifier
Squads Julien Abega (c) Idriss Tchakou (vc, wk) Protais Abanda Roland Amah Abdoulaye Aminou (wk) Roger Atangana Alexis Balla Veron Bomnyuy Kulbhushan Jadhav Dipita Loic Appolinaire Mengoumou Narcisse Ndouteng Alain Toube (wk) Bruno Toube Ismaila Tamba (c) Ousman Bah (wk) Modou Bojang Frank Campbell Peter Campbell (wk) Aniru Conteh David Demba Andre Jarju Musa Jobarteh Abubacarr Kuyateh Muhammed Manga Gabriel Riley Mustapha Suwareh Fallou Thorpe Ousman Touray Samson Awiah (c) Daniel Anefie Kelvin Awala Richmoond Baaleri Kofi Bagabena Godfred Bakiweyem Rexford Bakum Obed Harvey Alex Osei Aziz Sualley Joseph Theodore (wk) James Vifah Philip Yevugah Lucas Oluoch (c) Sachin Bhudia Emmanuel Bundi Irfan Karim (wk) Neil Mugabe Francis Mutua Gerard Mwendwa Shem Ngoche Collins Obuya Nelson Odhiambo Rushab Patel Vishil Patel Vraj Patel Pushkar Sharma Sukhdeep Singh (wk) Cheick Keita (c) Lassina Berthe Mohamed Coulibaly Mahamadou Diaby Sekou Diaby Moustapha Diakite Mamadou Diawara Sanze Kamate Theodore Macalou Zakaria Makadji (wk) Mahamadou Malle Lamissa Sanogo Mamadou Sidibe Daouda Traore (wk) Clinton Rubagumya (c) Kevin Irakoze (vc) Martin Akayezu Zappy Bimenyimana Eric Dusingizimana Hamza Khan Eric Kubwimana Oscar Manishimwe (wk) Muhammad Nadir Didier Ndikubwimana (wk) Wilson Niyitanga Eric Niyomugaba Emile Rukiriza Emmanuel Sebareme Orchide Tuyisenge George Ngegba (c) Chernoh Bah John Bangura (wk) Raymond Coker Samuel Conteh Abass Gbla Yegbeh Jalloh Ibrahim Kamara Miniru Kpaka Lansana Lamin John Lassayo George Sesay Ibrahim Sesay Alusine Turay
Group A Points table
Fixtures
Group B Points table
Fixtures
References
External links Series home at ESPNcricinfo (Southern Africa Cup) Series home at ESPNcricinfo (North-West/East Qualifier)