2009 ICC Africa Under-19 Championships

The 2009 ICC Africa Under-19 Championships were a series of two events that served as qualification for the 2009 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. The first stage of the championship saw the affiliate nations competing for a place in the finals. This competition was held from 27 February to 5 March in Maputo, Mozambique. Initially it was intended for two teams to go through but due to concern over Kenya's ability, they were included in the qualifying finals limiting the free spaces to one. As a result, only the champions, Sierra Leone, made it through into the eight team finals.Sierra Leone progress in African Under-19 qualifying cricketeurope4.net The finals were held from 27 April to 4 May in Lusaka, Zambia. The top two teams qualified for the international qualifier and these were Uganda and surprisingly, the affiliate team of Sierra Leone. Africa Under-19 World Cup Qualifier Affiliates Teams Six African affiliate nations participated in this competition and these were: Gambia Ghana Mozambique Rwanda Sierra Leone Swaziland Matches The teams played each other in a round robin format with the final placings being decided by wins and then run rate.News Flash Archive Africa February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110929114100/http://l.yimg.com/t/icccricket/pdfs/africa/newsflash_february_2009.pdf 2011-09-29 icc-cricket.yahoo.net Final Table Pos.Team1Sierra Leone2Ghana3Swaziland4Mozambique5Rwanda6Gambia Africa Under-19 World Cup Qualifier Finals Teams Eight teams competed in the second part of the competition, these being the seven associate nations plus the winners of the affiliate tournament. Associate nations: Botswana Kenya Namibia Nigeria Tanzania Uganda Zambia Qualified via affiliate tournament: Sierra Leone Matches The teams played one another in a round robin format with the final placings being decided by wins and then net run rate. Final Table Pos.TeamResult1UgandaPromoted to U19 World Cup Qualifiers2Sierra Leone3Namibia4Zambia5Kenya6Botswana7Tanzania8Nigeria References Category:International cricket competitions in 2009 Cric Category:2009 in Zambian sport ICC Africa Category:Sports competitions in Maputo Category:International sports competitions hosted by Mozambique Category:International sports competitions hosted by Zambia Category:Sport in Lusaka Category:Under-19 regional cricket tournaments Category:21st century in Maputo Category:21st century in Lusaka