The Uganda U-19 girls will host the Tanzania U-19 girls for a training tour from July 20th to 27th at the Lugogo Cricket Oval.
This series of five T20I games will serve as crucial preparation for both teams ahead of the U-19 Girls World Cup Qualifiers, which will take place in Kigali next month.
Fourteen teams will compete in Kigali to become the sole representative for the rest of Africa at the U-19 World Cup, scheduled to be held next year in Malaysia.
Uganda finished fourth in the last qualifiers in 2023 in Botswana, while Tanzania narrowly missed out on the World Cup after losing to Rwanda.
The Baby Victoria Pearls aim to emulate the Baby Cricket Cranes, who have qualified for the World Cup three times.
The U-19 Girls World Cup is a new ICC tournament, with its first edition held in South Africa in 2023 and won by India.
The training tour provides the technical team with an opportunity to fine-tune their game plans before selecting the final squad for the qualifiers.
“We are grateful to host Tanzania in preparation for the qualifiers. This tournament will help give the girls match practice, work on combinations both with the ball and bat, and build confidence among the players,” said Yusuf Nanga, U-19 Girls Head Coach.
“We have some girls who were part of the last qualifiers in Botswana, but we have added a number of new players to the squad who have never played international cricket. This tournament should help them get a taste of international cricket,” he added.
