2023 ACA Africa T20 Cup Qualification
The 2023 ACA Africa T20 Cup Qualification process consists of a series of two cricket tournaments, organised by the Africa Cricket Association, that will determine the eight teams that will advance 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 finals are now expected to be 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 will qualify for the 2023 ACA Africa T20 Cup.[5]
Southern Africa Cup
| 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
| Botswana[9] |
 Eswatini |
Malawi[10] |
 Mauritius[11] |
 Mozambique |
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Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botswana |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.731 |
| 2 | Malawi |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.650 |
| 3 | Mozambique |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −1.213 |
| 4 | Mauritius |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −1.382 |
| 5 | Eswatini |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −1.602 |
Qualified for the 2023 ACA Africa T20 Cup finals
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
| Dates | 4 – 9 December 2023 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | African Cricket Association |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Host(s) | South Africa |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 12 |
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gambia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 |  Ghana |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 |  Nigeria |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 |  Rwanda |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Fixtures
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cameroon |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 |  Kenya |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 |  Mali |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 |  Sierra Leone |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Fixtures
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