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Joel Ajayi
 Nigeria Cricket Federation ,NCF, on Wednesday announced a 15-player squad for the International Cricket Council ,ICC, Under-19 Women’s World Cup slated for January.
Musa Ehizoje, Public Relations Officer ,PRO, of the federation, said this in a statement in Abuja.
He said the team would be led by Piety Lucky with Peculiar Agboya as her assistant in the team which makes its debut in the tournament in Malaysia.
The team had picked Africa’s sole ticket in the qualifying series in Rwanda in October.
It will however contend in Group C with South Africa which gained automatic qualification based on its ICC rankings.
Nigeria will begin its campaign against Samoa on Jan. 18 before meeting New Zealand two days later and South Africa on Jan. 22.
The  reports have it that the 16 nation-tournament, now in its second edition, begins on Jan. 18 and is expected to end on Feb. 2.
List of the full squad: Adekunle Adeshola, Agboya Peculiar, Akhigbe Anointed, Amusa Kehinde Bassey Deborah (wicket keeper), Bieni, Jessica, Chukwuonye Christabel, Eguakun Omosigho.
Others are Igbinedion Victory, Piety Lucky (Captain)
Naomi Memeh, Beauty Oguai, Lilian Ude, Peace Usen and Inyene Umoh.

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