The Nigerian women’s cricket team celebrates their bronze medal in Rwanda, after beating Brazil

Players, coaches, officials and supporters of the Nigerian women’s national cricket team, the Yellow Green Women, are still celebrating, following their bronze medal, after achieving an impressive victory against Brazil in the 2026 Kwibuka T20I Tournament.

Sports247 reports that the Nigerian team defeated Brazil women by two wickets to claim a podium finish at the Gahanga International Stadium in Kigali, Rwanda, while taking sweet revenge for two previous defeats they suffered in the group stage.

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In a truly determined show at the Gahanga Cricket Oval, the Nigerian players showed courage in the third place play-off as they hit the ground running after winning the toss, first opting to field and then restricting Brazil to 85 all out.

The Yellow Greens also produced disciplined bowling before chasing 87 for eight in 19.2 overs and their well-deserved victory was finally sealed with four balls remaining, as Christabel Chukwuonye led the bowling attack with three wickets for 13 runs.

Chukwuonye, ​​who finished as player of the match, also delivered a maiden, while Oseyande Omonkhobho, Shola Adekunle and Rachael Samson claimed two wickets each, with team captain Favor Eseigbe adding a wicket.

Eseigbe replied afterwards: “We lost four games before this third place match, but we had momentum. It was a final push, because we wanted to take something home. We decided to give it our all and I congratulate the girls for their efforts.

“Everyone worked. Everyone participated and encouraged each other. It was a team effort, but Christabel’s performance was commendable. We also appreciated the support we received, even on the days when we should have won. They continued to support us.”