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.[1]
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.[2]
The Northern Africa Cup (covering the northwest region) was originally scheduled to be played in June 2023 in Abuja, Nigeria,[3] and the East Africa Cup was originally to be hosted in Kampala, Uganda, in July 2023.[4] The later two events were eventually combined into a single event (North-West/East Qualifier), and scheduled to be played in September 2023.[5] However, the qualifier and the finals were postponed again.[6] The qualifier was played in December 2023.[7]
Uganda won the inaugural ACA Africa T20 Cup, where they defeated Tanzania in the final in September 2022.[8] 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.[5]
Rwanda and Kenya topped their groups in the North-West/East qualifier to claim a place at the ACA Cup Finals.[9] Sierra Leone and Ghana also qualified after finishing as runners-up in their groups.[10]
Southern Africa Cup
edit| Dates | 27 May – 1 June 2023 |
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| Administrator(s) | African Cricket Association |
| Cricket format | 20 overs, Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  South Africa |
| Champions |  Botswana |
| Runners-up |  Malawi |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 10 |
| Player of the series | Karabo Motlhanka |
| Most runs | Sami Sohail (146) |
| Most wickets | Sami Sohail (11) |
Squads
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 Eswatini
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Malawi[12]
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 Mauritius[13]
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 Mozambique
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Points table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Botswana
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.731 | Qualified for the 2023 ACA Africa T20 Cup |
| 2 | Malawi
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.650 | |
| 3 | Mozambique
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −1.213 | |
| 4 | Mauritius
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −1.382 | |
| 5 | Eswatini
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −1.602 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[14]
Fixtures
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Francisco Couana 42 (47)
Hitesh Rao 4/22 (4 overs) |
Cristopher Erasmus 31 (32)
Francisco Couana 2/11 (3.4 overs) |
- Mauritius won the toss and elected to field.
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Sami Sohail 75 (51)
Haris Rashid 1/17 (4 overs) |
Hujeifa Jangariya 23 (19)
Sami Sohail 3/8 (3 overs) |
- Eswatini won the toss and elected to field.
- Hujeifa Jangariya, Wesley Landman, Faizalmahmed Patel (Esw) and Suhail Vayani (Mwi) all made their T20I debuts.
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Thatayaone Tshose 60 (28)
Mancoba Jele 3/23 (3 overs) |
Tarun Sandeep 22 (31)
Dhruv Maisuria 3/20 (4 overs) |
- Eswatini won the toss and elected to field.
- Losika Makgale (Bot) and Safwan Barediya (Esw) both made their T20I debuts.
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Sami Sohail 35 (34)
David Stedall 2/33 (4 overs) |
Stephen Brown 29 (35)
Moazzam Baig 3/13 (4 overs) |
- Malawi won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Malawi won the toss and elected to field.
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Tarun Sandeep 29* (14)
Dario Macome 3/18 (4 overs) |
Filipe Cossa 63* (42)
Umair Qasim 2/25 (4 overs) |
- Mozambique won the toss and elected to field.
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Filipe Cossa 20 (23)
Katlo Piet 2/13 (4 overs) |
- Mozambique won the toss and elected to bat.
North-West/East Qualifier
edit| Dates | 6 – 10 December 2023 |
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| Administrator(s) | African Cricket Association |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Host(s) | South Africa |
| Participants | 7 |
| Matches | 9 |
| Most runs |  Alex Osei (93) |
| Most wickets |  Chernoh Bah (9) Vishil Patel (9) |
Squads
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 Gambia
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Ghana
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Kenya
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 Mali
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 Rwanda[16]
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Sierra Leone[17]
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Group A
editPoints table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Rwanda
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.852 | Qualified for the 2023 ACA Africa T20 Cup |
| 2 | Ghana
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.698 | |
| 3 | Gambia
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −4.128 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[18]
Fixtures
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Frank Campbell 23 (30)
Clinton Rubagumya 3/5 (4 overs) |
Clinton Rubagumya 21* (28)
Abubacarr Kuyateh 3/19 (4 overs) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to field.
- David Demba (Gam) made his T20I debut.
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Alex Osei 21 (17)
Kevin Irakoze 2/5 (2.1 overs) |
- Ghana won the toss and elected to bat.
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Alex Osei 72 (55)
Ismaila Tamba 1/23 (2 overs) |
- Gambia won the toss and elected to field.
Group B
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edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Kenya
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5.959 | Qualified for the 2023 ACA Africa T20 Cup |
| 2 | Sierra Leone
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3.156 | |
| 3 | Cameroon
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −4.017 | |
| 4 | Mali
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −7.090 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[18]
Fixtures
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Julien Abega 15 (31)
Vishil Patel 3/6 (4 overs) |
Rushab Patel 22* (9)
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- Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
- Neil Mugabe (Ken) made his T20I debut.
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Bruno Toube 28 (23)
Theodore Macalou 3/23 (4 overs) |
Mahamadou Diaby 31 (33)
Bruno Toube 3/13 (4 overs) |
- Mali won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 17 overs due to rain. Mali were set a revised target of 152 runs.
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Abbas Gbla 29* (22)
Vishil Patel 2/8 (3 overs) |
- Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
- Ibrahim Sesay (Sle) made his T20I debut.
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Moustapha Diakite 14 (14)
Vishil Patel 4/5 (4 overs) |
Collins Obuya 32* (10)
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- Mali won the toss and elected to bat.
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Mamadou Diawara 8 (14)
Chernoh Bah 4/10 (3 overs) |
John Bangura 17 (8)
Mahamadou Diaby 1/13 (0.5 overs) |
- Mali won the toss and elected to bat.
- John Lassayo (Sle) made his T20I debut.
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Idriss Tchakou 10 (8)
Chernoh Bah 4/2 (2 overs) |
George Ngegba 17* (14)
Bruno Toube 1/6 (1 over) |
- Cameroon won the toss and elected to bat.
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- ^ "Join us in rallying behind the Baggy Blues as they take on the ACA Africa T20 Cup - Southern Africa Qualifiers in Benoni, South Africa". Botswana Cricket Association (via Facebook). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "ACA Africa T20 Cup, Southern Qualifiers, Benoni, South Africa". Cricket Malawi (via Facebook). Retrieved 23 May 2023.
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- ^ "Southern Africa Cup 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "La Préparation des Lions Indomitables du Cricket se poursuit à Yaoundé en vue des Qualifications de la Coupe s'Afrique des Nations de Cricket qui se Dérouler à Johannesburg (Afrique du Sud) a la fin du mois de Novembre 2023 Jusqu'en mi-Décembre" [Preparation of the untouchable Lions of Cricket continues in Yaounde ahead of the Africa Cup of Cricket Nations Qualifications which will be held in Johannesburg (South Africa) at the end of November 2023 to mid December]. Cameroon Cricket Federation (in French). Retrieved 19 November 2023 – via Facebook.
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- ^ a b "East-West Africa Cup Qualifiers". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 December 2023.