ICC Africa Twenty20 Championship

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Africa Twenty20 Championship
AdministratorICC
Format20 overs
Tournament formatRound-robin
Number of teams20 (overall)
Current championDiv. 1:  Namibia
Div. 2:  Ghana
Div. 3:  Swaziland

The ICC Africa Twenty20 Championship was an international Twenty20 cricket competition that formed part of the qualification process for the ICC World Twenty20. It was contested by associate and affiliate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in Africa. It ran from 2011 to 2016 and comprised three divisions, which operated on a system of promotion and relegation. Each division was contested (as a standalone tournament) approximately every two years, aligning with the World Twenty20. The top two teams from the Division One tournament would be promoted to the World Twenty20 Qualifier, and the top teams from other regional qualifiers.

Division One

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The first two Division One tournaments featured five teams and were held in Kampala, Uganda.[1][2] For the 2015 edition, the number of teams increased to six and was held in Benoni, South Africa (a neutral venue).[3] Namibia did not participate in the 2013 Division One tournament as it had already qualified for the 2013 World Twenty20 Qualifier (by placing in the top six at the 2012 event).[4]

Results

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Year Host(s) Venue(s) Result
Winner Margin Runner-up
2011 Uganda Kampala  Uganda
149/4 (17.4 overs) 		Uganda won by 6 wickets
scorecard 		 Namibia
148/8 (20 overs)
2013 Uganda Kampala  Kenya
+2.517 NRR 		Kenya won on net run rate
table 		 Uganda
+1.784 NRR
2015 South Africa Benoni  Namibia
+2.182 NRR 		Namibia won on net run rate
table 		 Kenya
+1.663 NRR

Performance by team

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Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • ✕ – Did not participate (already qualified for World Twenty20 Qualifier)
  •     — Hosts
Team Uganda
2011 		Uganda
2013 		South Africa
2015 		Total
 Botswana — 4th 5th 2
 Ghana 5th — 4th 2
 Kenya 3rd 1st 2nd 3
 Namibia 2nd ✕ 1st 2
 Nigeria 4th 5th — 2
 Tanzania — 3rd 6th 2
 Uganda 1st 2nd 3rd 3

Division two

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Results

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Year Host(s) Venue(s) Result
Winner Margin Runner-up
2011 South Africa Benoni  Nigeria
14 points 		Nigeria won on points
table 		 Ghana
12 points
2012 South Africa Benoni  Botswana
+1.843 NRR 		Botswana won on net run rate
table 		 Tanzania
+1.675 NRR
2014 South Africa Benoni  Ghana
+2.227 NRR 		Ghana won on net run rate
table 		 Zambia
+1.508 NRR
2016 South Africa Benoni  Sierra Leone
8 points 		Sierra Leone won on points
table Archived 27 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine 		 Mozambique
4 points

Performance by team

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Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • Q – Qualified
  • ✕ – Did not participate (already qualified for a higher division)
Team South Africa
2011 		South Africa
2012 		South Africa
2014 		South Africa
2016 		Total
 Botswana 3rd 1st ✕ ✕ 2
 Ghana 2nd 4th 1st ✕ 3
 Malawi 9th — — — 1
 Mozambique 7th 6th 6th 2nd 4
 Nigeria 1st ✕ 3rd ✕ 2
 Rwanda 8th — — 3rd 2
 Seychelles — 5th 4th ✕ 2
 Sierra Leone 5th 8th — 1st 3
 Eswatini 6th 7th 5th — 3
 Tanzania 4th 2nd ✕ ✕ 2
 Zambia — 3rd 2nd ✕ 2

Division Three

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Results

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Year Host(s) Venue(s) Result
Winner Margin Runner-up
2011 Ghana Accra  Rwanda
125/4 (20 overs) 		Rwanda won by 8 runs
scorecard 		 Seychelles
117/7 (20 overs)
2012 South Africa Benoni  Zambia
14 points 		Zambia won on points
table 		 Seychelles
12 points
2014 South Africa Benoni  Eswatini
+1.413 NRR 		Swaziland won on net run rate
table 		 Sierra Leone
+0.729 NRR

Performance by team

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Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • ✕ – Did not participate (already qualified for a higher division)
Team Ghana
2011 		South Africa
2012 		South Africa
2014 		Total
 Cameroon 6th 7th — 2
 Eswatini ✕ ✕ 1st 1
 Gambia 5th 3rd 4th 3
 Lesotho 3rd — — 1
 Mali 7th 8th — 2
 Morocco 4th 6th — 2
 Rwanda 1st 4th 3rd 3
 Saint Helena — 5th — 1
 Seychelles 2nd 2nd ✕ 2
 Sierra Leone ✕ ✕ 2nd 1
 Zambia — 1st ✕ 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division One Twenty20 2011 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  2. ^ ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division One Twenty20 2012/13 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  3. ^ ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division One Twenty20 2014/15 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  4. ^ (3 March 2013). "Kenya wins title, Uganda qualifies" Archived 30 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine – CricketEurope. Retrieved 30 September 2015.