Nigeria beat Uganda for the first time — and both are heading to the regional final

Nigerian captain Chima Akachukwu could barely hide it: Nigeria had beaten Uganda for the first time in a T20 international, and with the win both teams qualified for the 2027 T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final. 'It goes to show how far we have come; the boys have been working hard,' Akachukwu said, thanking everyone from the board to the supporters who believed. Nigeria and Uganda complete a six-team regional final line-up alongside Tanzania, Ghana, Rwanda and Kenya, on the road to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2028. The captain was gracious in the moment, too — every country in the qualifier, he noted, tasted victory at least once.