The 2026 T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier will start on September 26. Here are the squads for all eight teams, including full team lists and injury updates.
When and where will the T20 World Cup 2026 Africa Qualifiers be played?
The competition will see a total of 28 matches played between September 26 and October 4. Eight teams will be vying for the title, divided into two groups – Group A: Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, and Nigeria; Group B: Botswana, Tanzania, Uganda, and hosts Zimbabwe.
Each side will play the others in their group once, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the semi-finals. The two finalists will secure a spot in the 2026 T20 World Cup, to be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka.
The entire tournament will be hosted at two venues in Harare: the Harare Sports Club and the Takashinga Cricket Club.
Namibia and Uganda were the top two teams in the previous edition of the tournament, with the latter making their T20 World Cup debut in 2024.
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Here are fixtures for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier 2025, running from 26 September to 4 October in Harare.#T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/7WkMs8abAI
— Zimbabwe Cricket (@ZimCricketv) September 18, 2025
T20 World Cup 2026 Africa Qualifiers team news
Hosts Zimbabwe have named a 15-member squad under Sikandar Raza's captaincy, with Brendan Taylor – who recently returned after serving a prolonged ban – retained in the team.
Defending champions Namibia, meanwhile, will be led by Gerhard Erasmus and feature renowned players like Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Jan Frylinck, and Ruben Trumpelmann in their ranks.
The previous edition's runners-up, Uganda, will be captained by Riazat Ali Shah and have as many as five Indian domestic cricketers in their squad.
The other captains are Karabo Motlhanka (Botswana), Dhiren Gondaria (Kenya), Moazzam Baig (Malawi), Sylvester Okpe (Nigeria), and Kassim Nassoro Chete (Tanzania).
T20 World Cup 2026 Africa Qualifiers: Full team lists and injury updates
Zimbabwe
Sikandar Raza (c), Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Brad Evans, Trevor Gwandu, Tinotenda Maposa, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava, Brendan Taylor, Sean Williams
Botswana
Karabo Motlhanka (c), Reginald Nehonde, Abednico Motshegetsi, Karabo Modise, Monroux Kasselman, Losika Makgale, Thatayaone Tshose, Tharindu Perera, Katlo Piet, BoemoKhumalo, Alfred Kgosiemang, BothleKeganne, Dhruvkumar Maisuria, Vinoo Balakrishnan, Jack Richards
Kenya
Dhiren Gondaria (c), Sukhdeep Singh, Lucas Ndandason, Pushkar Sharma, Rakep Patel, Sachin Gill, Nitish Hirani, Jasraj Kundi, Rushabhvardan Patel, Francis Mutua, Vraj Patel, Peter Langat, Vishil Patel, Sachin Bhudia, Neil Mugabe
Malawi
Moazzam Baig (c), Sami Sohail, Bright Balala, Mike Chaomba, Suhail Vayani, Chisomo Chete, Muhammad Somani, Donnex Kansonkho, Gift Kansonkho, Daniel Jakiel, Chisomo Tchale, Trust Makaya, Aaftab Limdawala, Salimu Nihute, Nadim Makkan, Kelvin Thuchila
Namibia
Gerhard Erasmus (c), Zane Green, Dylan Leicher, JJ Smit, Louren Steenkamp, Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Ben Shikongo, Jan Frylinck, Ruben Trumpelmann, Malan Kruger, Alexander Busing-Volschenk, Jack Brassell, Bernard Scholtz, JP Kotzé, JC Balt, Jan-Izak de Villiers
Nigeria
Sylvester Okpe (c), Peter Aho, Abdulrahman Jimoh, Ridwan Kareem, Solomon Chilemanya, JoshuaAsia, Prosper Useni, Vincent Adewoye, David Ankrah, Isaac Okpe, Sulaimon Runsewe, Isaac Danladi, Selim Salau, Emmanuel Udekwe, Joseph Adedeji
Tanzania
Kassim Nassoro Chete (c), Abhik Patwa, Ajith Kayyalakudy Augastin, Arun Yadav, Ally Kimote, Amal ParayilPuthenpurayil, Dhrumit Mehta, Ivan Selemani, Khalidy Juma, Laksh Bakrania, Mohammedi Mbaki, Mukesh Maker, Salum Ally, Sivaraj Selvaraj, Yalinde Nkanya
Uganda
Riazat Ali Shah (c), Joseph Baguma, Robinson Obuya, Dineshkumar Nakrani, Cyrus Kakuru, Alpesh Ramjani, Miyaji Juma, Frank Nsubuga, Henry Ssenyondo, Cosmas Kyewuta, Sumeet Verma, Gaurav Tomer, Shrideep Mangela, Raghav Dhawan, Innocent Mwebaze
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