By Andrew Abah, Abuja
The Nigeria Cricket Federation has successfully conducted a 2-day strategy meeting in Lagos, precisely on the 7th and 8th of November, 2025, aimed at redefining and repositioning cricket in Nigeria, for the overall growth and development of the game.
The strategy meeting which was in seminar form, was delivered by two resource persons from South Africa, Prof. Jacques Faul, Chief Executive Officer of Titans Cricket Club of South Africa and ICC and Cricket South Africa Brand Marketing and Commercial Consultant, Mr. Eddy Fwamba.
Participants at the seminar were strategically selected, comprising NCF Board Members, Senior Management Staff and other stakeholders from various regions across the country. The interactive session afforded NCF the opportunity to realign her vision with the new set goals and objectives.
President of the Federation, Dr. Uyi Akpata opened proceedings on day one with: ‘’Our journey so far’’ as a Federation, highlighting the gains in grassroots development, high performance, administration and strategic partnerships.
The President also sheded light on the challenges faced in achieving some of the set targets of the NCF while reiterating the essence of the strategy meeting.
The Regional Development Manager of ICC Africa, Mr. Justine Lyngialigi spoke on the need for the NCF’s renewed strategy to align with the ICC.
He further presented “scorecard to show current reality in areas we have done well and areas we can improve in order to maximize the opportunities offered by the ICC.”
Prof. Jacques Faul engaged the participants on the topic: “Resetting for the Future”, New ideas and strategies were broken down carefully to present a clearer picture of “Where we are as a Federation”, “Where we need to be” and “How do we get there in the near future”.
This led to a breakout sessions into groups by the participants with focus on “High Performance and Development”, wrapping up day one proceedings with each group making presentations.
Day two resumed with focus on commercials. Eddy Fwamba delivered a lucid presentation on “Enhancing our brand as a Federation”, “Targeting partners to fund the game” and “Increasing our fan-base as a sport”.
Eddy wrapped up with ideas and strategies to sustainable finance while Jacques explained what success should look like for the Nigeria Cricket Federation.
Signing off on day two activities, the President, Uyi Akpata announced the appointment of committee heads under the Board of the Nigeria Cricket Federation that will drive the new policy and strategies for the next four years.
