Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) President, Uyi Akpata, has revealed that the country’s groundsmen will soon begin consulting for countries like Ghana and Sierra Leone. Akpata commended the groundsmen for doing an excellent job in constructing and maintaining cricket pitches around the country, saying the feat has drawn the admiration of neighbouring nations. “Our groundsmen used the COVID-19 period to gain more experience from a renowned ground official. We seized the opportunity to build our resources during the COVID-19 period. So, it is Nigeria exporting what we have learnt from the ICC to other African countries.’’Nigeria currently has seven international standard turf wickets.

Source: The Guardian March 07, 2022 03:30 UTC