The women's
cricket
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tournament at the
2023 African Games
The 13th African Games, also known as Accra 2023, were hosted by Ghana from 8–23 March 2024. Despite having Accra as the main host city, the games were held in two sub-host cities: Kumasi and Cape Coast. The games were initially planned to be ...
in
Ghana
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...
took place from 7 to 13 March 2024. The matches were played with
Twenty20 International
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(T20I) status. Eight teams participated in the event, with all the matches were held at the Achimota Oval fields in
Accra
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.
South Africa
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was represented by an emerging side, and their matches were played without T20I status.
Zimbabwe
file:Zimbabwe, relief map.jpg, upright=1.22, Zimbabwe, relief map
Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Bots ...
won a
Super Over
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in the gold medal match against the South Africa emerging team after the match ended in a tie.
Nigeria
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beat
Uganda
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to claim bronze. Zimbabwe's
Kelis Ndhlovu
Kelis Ndhlovu (born 16 November 2005) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who plays for the Zimbabwe women's national cricket team. She is an all-rounder, who plays as a left-arm orthodox bowler and a left-hand batter. Her father Eddie Ndhlovu is a well ...
was named player of the tournament.
Squads
Group stage
Group A
Points table
Fixtures
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Group B
Points table
Fixtures
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Knockout stage
Bracket
Semi-finals